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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakuleu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisropher Doye Nakuleu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I support the President’s Speech which highlighted a number of issues. One of the issues that the President explicitly highlighted is the issue of security. Insecurity in the country has tremendously reduced, especially with regard to terrorist attacks. At the same time, the Government must have a balanced approach in handling matters of insecurity. Insecurity differs from region to region. Areas in the north western part of Kenya, especially Turkana, face greater incidences of insecurity. Turkana borders South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia. Kenyans of Turkana origin are still dying due to insecurity with very little attention being paid to them. As much as I am a Member of Parliament from the Jubilee Coalition, I would not lie to my President that all is well. I want to be objective and help the President improve the security situation in the entire country without favour or bias. The Jubilee Government bought about 30 armoured vehicles, which were procured this year. However, the distribution of these vehicles is not good. About 27 out of 30 of these armoured vehicles were taken to North Eastern Province and three were taken to Baragoi. The entire border of Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia was left unattended. What does the Government expect of us? We also support the Government but the state of security in that area is not good. As much as the President had good intentions in procuring the equipment, the officer who was charged with the distribution of those equipment ought to have considered all areas equally. As far as security is concerned, there is need for the Government to have a balanced approach in terms of resource distribution so that this equipment is distributed in all areas. Kenya is being encroached by South Sudan because of the Ilemi conflict and yet the Government is paying very little attention to that. Many Kenyans are also being killed by Ethiopia. The massacre which occurred at Todonyang is back. We requested the Government to deploy more security personnel because up to date, nothing has happened. With regard to road infrastructure, the Government has tried to put some roads in place despite financial constraints. That is still not without bias. The Government approach in implementing the infrastructure project is skewed towards the infamous Sessional Paper No.10, of 1965, where the most productive areas are given more attention at the expense of areas that do not produce anything for the Government. As people from arid areas, we must claim our rightful share from the Jubilee Government. We are not in the Government in vain. We need the road network to be equitably distributed across the country. The last road network in Turkana was put up in 1984 by President Moi. Until now, we do not have a kilometre of tarmac. What wrong did we do to the Government of Kenya for it to put us in that condition? With those few remarks, I support the President’s Speech with emphasis to improve on the areas I have highlighted."
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