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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do appreciate that they have been mentioned, but in passing; they have not explained it as well as the others. As a young girl growing up, I saw a lot of injustices. I saw a girl being shot through the stomach, the intestines were coming out and she put a shuka around herself because she was taking food to the so-called ‘terrorists.’ She was shot by home guards and what we used to call ‘johnies.’ They are forgotten. I would say the real heroes who brought Independence here are especially those we call the Mau Mau, who fought for this land. If we are going to do anything like that, that is especially where we should start. Even if we do not compensate all, let us, at least, have data of those who really served this nation. There was a time when a whole jamii or tribe was demonized; we needed a path even to go to Nairobi. You could not leave your area. If you did, a whole lot was detained. Those are, first and foremost, the injustices that we should really record and say ‘thank you’ to them and ‘sorry’ for those who still have not been compensated. Then there are those who suffered for years when their families had been jailed or in detention. I remember I was thrown out of school from Kikuyu because my family was suspected to be that of Mau Mau. Many other children went through that kind of suffering. So, when we speak of injustices, let us go back to where it started. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I now come to the modern day cases. On the modern injustices, there are very many people who are not recorded and they come from across the board. When history is written, if ever, because some people have tried to make it look like some were terrorists or some did not bring Independence; we must move away from that and really record the history of this country. My own younger brother, Kibathi Muigai was arrested on the charge that he was a member of Mwakenya . He was tortured in Nyayo House for over two weeks. He was then taken to court at 6.00 p.m. in the evening and taken to Naivasha. We ran there – and I will not mention names – but he still did not get a fair trial or justice; they said he was a member of Mwakenya and that he was in a group that was planning to overthrow the Government. So, when we talk of injustice, there are many other young people who were branded as Mwakenya adherents and other names. I support that they should either be compensated or apologies be given to them. I just want to caution on compensation; how far and how many people can we compensate? We need to answer that even as we speak instead of putting generalizations so that we can get action out of these Motions. It is not just about being very emotional and then, at the end of the day, it cannot be implemented. Let us come up with what can The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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