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    "content": "injustices that the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission looked into. Since that Report is there, let us look at the recommendations that were made and see how we can help our people. We should see how we can help the Ouko family, the J.M. Kariuki family, the university students, like Kabando, and many others. Some of them were even denied the chance of sitting for examinations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, sometimes these are very hard issues to agree on. The issues are so sensitive that sometimes when you put them on the platform it opens up different ways of looking at things and individuals. But as a nation, we had agreed that we were going to forgive people. We had also agreed that as we move on, as a country – and we are talking of 50 years – we can forgive, but ensure that our brothers and sisters are compensated. We should not just look at how they have languished in poverty. We should not just talk about Matiba without giving solutions. I believe that this Senate must give a solution in terms of first dealing with the issue of hon. Matiba. I know that the President and the Deputy President visited him at home and said something. It is only that they cannot shout about it. But it is high time that they looked and asked themselves: Does he deserve Kshs9 million or more? I believe that he deserves more. But let us call a spade a spade. I think that it was very unfair for the Kibaki Government not to remember hon. Matiba, who was part of the struggle. It is sad but important to say that they lost it. But we know that within the Jubilee Government, the President will take the necessary and humanitarian actions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other day, I was reading the newspapers and realized that even the family of Dr. Guracha Galgalo is being told to pay Kshs104,000 that he owed the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). This is a person who passed on fighting for this country. He was going to Marsabit for a peace meeting, and up to date, they are still fighting. So, it is something that we need to ask ourselves as leaders whether that is the way we should handle this issue. It is very sensitive to the family. Therefore, as a House of legislation, we must come up with laws that will also take care of those who have gone, but they were fighting for this country. They include people like hon. Mirugi Kariuki and hon. Godana. What happened to their families? Did we really follow up? When we are talking about compensation, they must also be included. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the amendment."
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