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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue is so emotive and polyvalent, as you have seen, even among parties; this is not a party issue. Even within Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) and Jubilee, we have contesting views. This issue can even split and disintegrate the country if it is not handled well. For us in Jubilee, we believe that the future of this country lies in resolving some of the long standing issues including the IDPs problems once and for all. We have used the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention of 1969 to define IDPs. Someone has to be away from home and has the fear of returning. Therefore, when you return, you are no longer displaced. The reasons for being away must be serious events that disturb public order or conflict. The definition in our Act is a generous. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I give the way forward, as the Senator for Tharaka -Nithi County, I am not satisfied with the information that is available to Government at the moment. I know that there are over 3,000 people who were displaced in Tharaka North in 1997 and until now, 19 years later, they are still displaced. The example given by the Senator for Migori was about Mr. Gitonga, from Chuka in Tharaka- Nithi County, who used to own the Grand Kimwa Hotel in Kisumu; he has almost lost his mind; he has never recovered from that loss. It is serious and it affects all of us, including the Senate Majority Leader. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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