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    "id": 492525,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Emanikor",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Akai Emanikor",
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    "content": "It is my request to the President that, even as we fight Al-Shabaab to protect our neighbours, we also need to look inwardly and see the conflict that is perennial within our borders and between tribes that live in Kenya. We have had problems of the Pokots and the Turkana butchering each other; stealing from and impoverishing each as well as highway banditry. We have many people who are destitute now; many orphans and widows. Service delivery has been interrupted by the conflict that has always been regarded as usual or normal. There is nothing normal about cattle rustling and tribal wars. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, besides loss of lives the grim image of these conflicts has really portrayed Kenya in bad light. The Government was able to bring to an end the conflict in Lamu, Tana River, Mandera and Marsabit counties plus in other areas within this country. I believe the Government has powers to intervene in the conflict within pastoral areas. Service delivery in terms of provision of roads, railways and schools as mentioned earlier and hospitals has gone a long way in creating wealth and providing jobs; even with the rest of Kenya benefitting, areas that have been left behind in terms of the infrastructure and the security are still disadvantaged. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, I would like to congratulate the Jubilee Government for enabling this country to transit to a middle income country and for protecting devolution. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, as a member of the United Republican Party (URP), I want to thank the President for having exhibited absolute trust in the Deputy President (DP). Thank you very much. I support."
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