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    "id": 612155,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Advancing human rights in this country is something very critical. It is also very important for some of us who come from the marginalized parts of this country. The human rights enjoyed by the rest of Kenyans are hardly enjoyed by pastoralists and other marginalized Kenyans living in the periphery of this nation. Even getting ID cards is such a difficult thing for some Kenyans, especially those who are living along the borders of this country. We have had so many massacres in various parts of this country, and largely in the northern part of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, cattle rustling is a major menace in the northern part of Kenya, among the pastoralists. It is just like any other arm of violence or nuisance. Thousands of Kenyans have been killed as a result and the Government hardly sees it as a serious problem that is affecting the lives and livelihoods of so many Kenyans in this great nation of ours. We really hope that such a solid Sessional Paper on human rights is supporting the various aspects of our Constitution and it will ensure that Kenyans, especially from pastoral communities, will be seen as equal to any other Kenyan from any part of this country and their rights will be upheld at the rates they deserve and what is provided for in the Constitution is guaranteed. I really hope that this Sessional Paper that we are going to pass today will not be in vain, but will ensure that the rights of Kenyans, especially those who have not really enjoyed the kind of lives they should have enjoyed, for the first time, will really enjoy those rights and feel that they are part of this nation. I beg to support."
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