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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chumel",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Chumel Moroto",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Speaker. On behalf of the people of Kapenguria and the entire Pokot people, I want to stand with the people of Mbita and Homa Bay County as a whole. Hon. Speaker, you remember what hon. Kajwang’ did two or three days ago when the people of Tiaty were being harassed up and down by the law enforcers who were sent there to go and follow those who killed the young men who were in uniform. However, instead of going for those people, these armed forces went to the markets and destroyed properties and razed the economy of the people of Tiaty to ashes. That is when other people here were celebrating but it is the likes of hon. Kajwang’ alone who stood up and requested for the immediate withdrawal of the armed forces from there. Hon. Speaker, God heard his voice and prayers and things are now moving well there especially after the intervention of His Excellency the President and other leaders in this country. Hon. Speaker, I have known the late hon. Kajwang’ when he was a Member of Parliament. I came and met him here and we worked with him very well. He came to West Pokot and it is just recently when I learnt that he comes from a minority ethnic group. That is why today the minority communities in Kenya have lost a great man. We need to pray more so that we can get others who can stand on their feet and support these people. This is because nobody cares about the kind of oppression we are getting as a group, especially we the people of the North Rift. If we can get some leaders like hon. Kajwang’, I know we will move further. He was representing people in courts even without asking for money, especially when he knew that they had nothing. He sacrificed and stood for those people unlike other lawyers who are always after something small. Hon. Speaker, I also want to say that as the people of this nation, we know that our friend is gone and there is no way we can return him. Let us articulate issues that are affecting Kenyans. Now, there is a lot of drought all over and people are dying of hunger. You have seen what is happening in Turkana, especially in Kakuma where refugees come and rule and bring their problems into our side here. Nobody is speaking including those who rule this Republic and leaders from the North Eastern area of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, this is when we now need some people to come up and champion the rights of Kenyans as a whole without any segregation. I join the family and stand with them. May God place his soul in eternal peace. 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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