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    "id": 668403,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong’era",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion of adjournment on a matter of national importance. I first want to thank the indefatigable former Secretary General of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Sen. (Prof) Anyang’-Nyong’o, who I am told wants to be governor, for bringing this Motion of adjournment. I condemn what has happened on the Kisumu-Nandi border in very strong terms because women and children have lost their lives, property has been destroyed and stolen. This is unacceptable in this day and age; that we should find a few disgruntled elements who do not deserve to be called Kenyans, and are taking us back to the old days of primitive ethnic warfare. I condemn the war mongers who are rising up and bringing two communities that have lived together in harmony, in balance and peace for many years into ethnic conflict. Mr. Speaker, Sir, If we look at the history of the Nandis and the Luos, these are people who have lived together peacefully for many years, co-existing and, although they do different cultural practices. I do not see why we should be having the two communities fighting in this age. I am reading a script and I hope that these ethnic conflicts are not arising because of the general elections that are coming next year. If this is so, I also condemn in equal measure the security apparatus of this country for not rising up and bringing these conflicts to an immediate end. I know it is possible. We saw in other places where helicopters flew. We saw in Lamu and Garissa that the security apparatus rushed there, but I have not seen the same happening at the Kisumu-Nandi border with equal measure. I therefore condemn this. It is unacceptable that women and children are being killed, and we know that women are the mothers of this nation. I support."
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