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    "id": 595938,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barua",
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        "legal_name": "Ejidius Njogu Barua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. From the outset, I would like to express my sympathies to Maj. (Rtd.) Muiu who is unwell. The previous contributor to this Motion has made it very clear that Maj. (Rtd.) Muiu was and is still a hero of this country. As we debate, we should not lose his status of national hero by fronting trivialities. We should not confine the status of Maj. (Rtd.) Muiu to an ethnic dimension. I am saying this because Maj. (Rtd.) Muiu served this country without giving preference to any ethnic community. As such, I do not think, under the situation he is in now, which is a very unfortunate situation of sickness, he requires specific sympathies from one or his ethnic community. This is because of what the Leader of the Minority Party said in his contribution. I do not support his views that Maj. (Rtd.) Muiu is being treated this way because of where he comes from. I appreciate that for Maj. (Rtd.) Muiu to get this position, it was a great honour and recognition of his service by the people of Kenya. It is unfortunate that he has got sick while on duty. I support the Committee’s Report but with a few comments. If Maj. (Rtd.) is relieved of his responsibilities and duties, he should be given due consideration so that he does not suffer unnecessarily by loss of his position or status. This in particular is in connection to medicare because every Kenyan has a right to medical attention. We are in this House performing our national obligations. One of our national obligations, as the National Assembly, is to ensure that we do what we are supposed to do. One of the things we are supposed to do is to discuss matters like this. We have to ensure that the NPSC continues to operate and offers services to Kenyans. The NPSC is one of the security organs in this country. This country is suffering from insecurity. It will be irresponsible of us, as Members of this House, to keep the NPSC in a moribund situation because we do not want to face the reality. The reality is that Maj. (Rtd.) Muiu never neglected duty. He does not attend to the functions of the NPSC not because of neglect but because of being disabled and unwell. We must have a human face when we prosecute this matter. I would like to support the views of some of the contributors to this Motion who have said that it is good for this nation to ensure that this Commission operates. As it is now, without 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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