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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the expansion of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been going on for too long without completion. This expansion should come to an end. On issues of maternal health, we congratulate the Government. However, this has become a burden to county governments, because the national Government is not reimbursing the counties for the funds used. Cash transfer for the elders is a good idea, but many of them have not benefitted. The wazee in Trans Nzoia County have certainly not benefitted. The President said that security has improved, but it is too early to take it that the situation has improved. We have not recruited police officers for the last one year. A decision has to be made; that the recruitment for this year has to be done. Let the case on last year’s recruitment still pend in court, but this year’s recruitment has to be done. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the President for the bold decision on restorative justice. I believe that when he said so, he also meant those who were affected by the colonial government, because human rights issues extended to that situation. I hope that those people who were dispossessed of their land by the colonialists will also be compensated. Apology is welcomed, but the Government should go ahead and also compensate those who lost their lands and suffered because of bungled settlement programmes. If you recall, the Chebyuk Settlement Scheme and the Kitalale Settlement Scheme in the Mt. Elgon region, have not been sorted out and people issued with title deeds. I believe that this will be handled. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when I heard the President talk on corruption, to me, it looked like a case of frustration, both at the EACC and the Presidency. It seems like they do not know what to do next. Sixty days to investigate and dispose of these cases, is perhaps an impossible task."
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