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    "id": 492552,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kaluma",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1565,
        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. In 2008, it is a fact that Kenya sunk very low. So many Kenyans were killed by fellow Kenyans. In my own Homa Bay Town Constituency, several people that I know, and I can name cousins like the son of Opondo Konde, were shot by police officers and buried with bullets in their bodies. Nobody is talking about their compensation to date. I expected the Address of His Excellency the President in his special address to this Assembly to take more time on the plight of the victims than on legal issues. That is not to disrespect that office. So many people in Nyanza, including from my constituency, were evicted from various parts of the country like Kiambu County, Nyeri County and others. A cousin of mine called Awino Oyongo is living in destitution to date because he was termed a mere returnee. The IDP compensation regime in this country was skewed and targeted particular communities or members from particular communities while ignoring other Kenyans. Time has come for us in moving the justice process forward, and as we consider the Address of the President, to think about the plight of the IDPs. Having said that, we have refugees. Of course, we defined them as returnees, others as integrated IDPs and others as IDPs. It pains anybody when we have fellow Kenyans outside the borders of this country still languishing in destitution. The move by the President in undertaking what has been termed the “hand over”, was nothing more than drama. In fact, I now agree that the world is a stage and Kenya is part of it; on our Kenyan stage, we have a drama king in what we saw happen. In all cases of assassination, very popular leaders are targeted. We must not lose sight of a situation as a country, where the people we employ to advise the President on matters security and others join the excitement of the moment. 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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