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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ngikor",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Ngikor Nixon",
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    "content": "I want to record my thanks to the President‟s Speech although it did not touch on some of the issues I was keenly trying to follow during his Speech including the issue of security. This is the sixth time the people of Kapedo, Lomelo, Kamuge and Napeitom are under siege and no one talks about it. That is why I said I was keen when the President was giving the Speech on the issue of security in this country but nothing was mentioned about it. He talked about the Al Shabaab . He talked about the post-election violence but there was nothing on the issue of cattle rustling which has become a cancer in this country. Nobody is bothered about it. Nobody is bothered about why people are being killed, animals are taken or property destroyed. All this is the work of the Government yet the President would not mention a word on cattle rustling in this country. When we talk of security in this country, this country cannot be secure when we talk of some areas of this country and some areas are left out. When the President was sworn in, he said he was going to protect the boundaries of this country. As we are seated here, our boundary with South Sudan is being interfered with by the South Sudan Government and no word was mentioned during the Presidential Speech. That is one of my concerns. When it comes to the issue of social justice which the President said in his Speech, nothing was mentioned on how the issue of appointments, employment and development is going to be shared. That is what will bring us together. When we talk of people being together yet some are enjoying the fruits of Independence while others are not, how can we be together in this country? Let us talk about things which are there and not just mentioning them casually. My fellow colleagues, we need to read the issue of corruption in a different way. Let us not condemn the list.The President did not issue the list because he was ignorant. He gave the list knowingly. We all condemn corruption in this country. So, when he issued the list, he wanted to tell us that this is the work of the EACC. It is that body that should deal with corruption in this country. There are people condemning the list. Let us not condemn the list. The President was challenging this House. If we need to condemn corruption let us first look at what the EACC can do. So, let us deal with that body instead of condemning the list. Let us not say that the President ought not to have revealed the list or that it was doctored. That is not an issue; it is a challenge to this House. The list was given to us to give us a challenge. It is Parliament which should deal with this body not the President. Let us look at the origin of this list of shame and not the way the President brought it in. Let us look at how the Report is. The President said that electricity has been distributed to most parts of the country. However, there are some areas that still do not have electricity. When one classroom gets connected to electricity courtesy of the laptop project, should we say that the whole school has got electricity? That is not the position. So, the President must be advised in the right way. We cannot just continue getting information without determining whether it is true or false. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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