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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Saney",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ibrahim Abdi Saney",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. The President‟s Speech was generally a good one and it revolved around the drivers of our economy and matters of good governance. On economic growth, year in, year out, we are told that we are growing. How much of this growth is translated into social welfare for the citizens of this great country? Is our economic growth a hypothetical issue, or does it really mean something in terms of the people‟s welfare? Is it an issue that we need to grapple with? On the apology by the President, for people of northen Kenya it is a big relief and it is welcome. Most of the human right violations, massacres, indiscriminate killings, economic sabotage and confiscation of livestock have been in northen Kenya. That must seriously be followed by mechanisms in healing, reconciliation and confession of crimes. This should even be done the way it was done in South Africa where people had to confess their crimes and the offended had to forgive. We could also go through the court processes, so that those whose rights were violated are compensated adequately. There must be mechanisms to compensate those whose rights were violated. With regard to the Kshs10 billion kitty that will be set aside for such abuses, I have the tendency to think that this will mainly target the Post-Election Violence (PEV) victims, and may not go towards violations that were committed in northen Kenya. I would wish to see a big chunk of this money being used to compensate people who were affected by the Wagalla Massacre. The money should be used to benefit the families of those who lost lives. The State did not safeguard the lives of these people. Even as the President offered his apology, the rights of the people of the former North Eastern Province were being violated today. Kenyans living in this part of Kenya cannot get identity cards, birth certificates and passports. Pastoralists are forced to come to Nairobi for strenuous screening. They are unable to access Government services. It is 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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