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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Adjournment Motion, which is important. This is the right time to adjourn because we have done enough. For those of us who are new in the House, we have enjoyed working with our colleagues. When we came in, it was like a strange place, but after storming and forming now we are performing. We have interacted and bonded and we are doing the best thing that a Member of Parliament can do. As we go on recess, I want to appeal to National CDF Board to release money, especially for bursaries. Schools are opening and Members will have a big problem addressing the issue of school fees for needy children in our communities. I am sure, when we go home, their parents will be at our door steps requesting money. So, the CDF Board needs to do what is right to ensure that we have that money in our accounts, so that we can sort out that problem. Secondly, as other members have said, this country, once in a while, faces serious insecurity. Today, there is insecurity in Lamu, tomorrow in Turkana, the other day in Isiolo and then in Mombasa. The Government needs to pull up its socks. Currently, the very great county of Mandera, where I worked as a Civil Servant, is facing a very serious incursion. We need to appeal to the Government to do something to restore order in that county, because it is the beginning of Kenya. It is a very important place to our country. Thirdly, we also have a problem between ourselves and Isiolo just because of drought and shortage of water. The Government also needs to address that issue and ensure that something is done to manage the situation. I also want to appeal to the leaders, as we go on recess, please, let us preach peace. Let us go out of our way to ensure that there is co-existence and peaceful interaction. Let us tone down and bring down tension between our communities. Communities seriously listen to their leaders. I saw this when we went to Isiolo, where the Members of Parliament, and even some MCAs, were the ones who were heightening tension and fighting when they texted messages. Even their body language made things worse. So, I appeal for that. Fourthly, hunger is also with us in northern Kenya. I want to appeal to the Government to also assist to ensure that people do not die because of hunger. On the issue of a referendum, I want to say that it is true that we can have a referendum, but there can also be other ways of sorting out issues even without going to a referendum. This House has enough capacity to do something as we did the other day; we voted here and got a two-thirds majority to extend the constitutional deadlines for some The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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