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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 57,
        "legal_name": "Josephat Koli Nanok",
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    "content": " Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very unfortunate topic about the massacre of Turkanas in Turkana County and particularly in Todonyang’. As the Mover of the Motion has just said, this matter happened on the 2nd of May. From our own records, apart from the one given by my colleague in Government which gave 20 as the number of lost lives, more than 50 Turkanas were massacred. We have to note in this House, and particularly in this country, that Turkanas are not second class citizens. They are citizens like any other community of this country. So, their lives and livelihood must be protected and prioritized at all times. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you may note that other incidents similar to the Todonyang’ massacre have occurred in the past, particularly in the last four years. Two years ago, in 2009 we had the Lokori massacre. This House adjourned to discuss the Lokori massacre, where about 39 people had been killed. Up to this date, those who killed in Lokori have never been brought to book. This is actually what is going to happen again in Todonyang’. I think some of my colleagues in charge of security are just doing a public relation exercise to please Kenyans, so that when another incident occurs it is quickly forgotten. I pray that this House, and Kenyans at large, do not forget this incident. Let the Government go to the root cause of this matter. We have had incidents like the Kanampiu massacre, where more than 20 Samburus were massacred by our own people in this country. We have had incidents along the border at Kainuk, Kakong’u and Nadapal along the Southern Sudan border, the Moyale incursions by militia, where we had quite a number of Kenyans killed. Of course, recently we had the Mandera incursions by illegal militia from Somalia. I believe we really have to relook at the security of our international borders in totality, not in piece meal. I know the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security is sitting here. I would like both him and the Minister of State for Defence to look into this matter. The responsibility of protecting our international borders has been given to those two Ministries. If they are not able to do their job, they should say so."
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