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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiuna",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Nganga Kiuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I will begin by thanking the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for bringing this Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support this Motion using the following points: First of all, we need to speak as national leaders. We need to know that we were elected in this House to represent Kenyans. Here, we are speaking on behalf of other Kenyans who cannot be in this House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when it comes to the Ministry of Education we have our children and teachers who are in dire need of funds. With regard to the Ministry of Health, we need to have enough medicines to cater for our sick population. Many of us who visit various hospitals know how deplorable our health facilities are. Patients are sharing beds. It is pathetic. I would urge that we, as leaders, not to just support or oppose the Motion for the sake of it. Let us reason out. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one issue which really irritates me is the issue of IDPs. Many people have been talking about them. Wherever we go we talk about this issue. We have talked about this issue long enough. By now, I thought we should have concluded it. These are Kenyans just like any other Kenyan in this country. They have suffered more than enough. They should be resettled once and for all in any part of this nation. However, some leaders are using the issue of resettlement of IDPs to fight for political supremacy. There is this issue of resettlement of IDPs of Mau Forest. It has been in the media and people have been talking about it for a long time. I would like the Minister of Lands to tell us why some leaders are opposed to IDPs being settled on land in Mau Narok which was bought by the Government. This is Government land. I do not see why any leader worth his salt should try to prevent the IDPs from settling there. I feel so much mistreated when I see some people from other regions saying that IDPs cannot be resettled in Mau Narok. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge that we look at the Ministry of Livestock Development. We had drought the other day and we lost many livestock. That happened and yet, we have a Minister in charge of livestock. The Ministry should be well informed and equipped during the rainy season so that, when the drought comes, it can buy the livestock from the pastoralists. That way, the pastoralists will not incur losses during the drought. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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