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    "id": 587320,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under normal circumstances, I would have thanked the distinguished Senator for the statement. However, in this case, I do not think that I will. It is a very sad day for Kenyans, particularly the people of Vihiga, and Western Kenya, as a whole. It is very clear from the statement that the distribution of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) fund which totals to about Ksh15 billion was done in a very discriminatory manner. The criterion for profiling IDPs is totally skewed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the people of Vihiga and Western Kenya, as a whole, suffered the same fate like all other IDPs. They were displaced from the parcels of land that they had acquired, especially in the Rift Valley. I do not understand how they ended up being called integrated IDPs while the others qualified to be total IDPs. I also do not understand how some IDPs were paid Kshs400,000 to be resettled, others were built for houses and yet the IDPs from Western Kenya are paid Kshs10,000. Could this be clearly explained to this House and to Kenyans why our IDPs are identified to be paid Kshs10,000 while others received Kshs400,000 and even had houses built for them yet the IDPs from our places also lost their houses and properties? You also heard from the distinguished Senator that not all the IDPs were paid. There are some that are still pending eight years down the road; they are still waiting for the Ksh10,000. Is this really fair? This Government is applying the analogy of TheAnimal Farm where some Kenyans are more Kenyans than others. Why is the Government reluctant to operationalize the Protection, Prevention and Assistance of IDPs and Affected Communities Act of 2012? I say this because the Act was passed and gazetted on 4th January, 2013 yet the President appointed the Chairperson of the National Consultative Co-ordination Committee in February 2015; 14 months down the road. Is the Government serious about the Act?"
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