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    "id": 75028,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. M.M. Ali",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Special Programmes",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 74,
        "legal_name": "Ali Mohamud Mohamed",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to issue a Ministerial Statement on the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who planned to trek from Gilgil to Nairobi, as demanded by the Member of Parliament for Ikolomani, Dr. Bony Khalwale. The planned march from Gilgil on 17th November, 2010 involved about 200 IDPs from Ebenezer, in Kikopey area. The IDPs from this settlement area are among the 20 self help groups that are registered with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development. They were protesting against claims of alteration of the original IDP Self- help Group Register. Secondly, they had leadership wrangles within the group. Normally, IDPs elect their own leaders to manage the affairs of their respective members. Prior to the protest, the Regional Co-ordinator in my Ministry, in the company of the District Commissioner and an officer from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, had arranged a meeting with the group members to try and arbitrate on these emerging issues. Before this meeting took place, they decided to ignore it and planned to trek to Nairobi. I want to report to the House that before they could go far, at a centre named Kinugi, my regional co-ordinator and the District Commissioner, Gilgil, managed to talk to them. I want to acknowledge the support given to us by the area Member of Parliament, Mr. Mututho, who managed to persuade them to return to the camp. I really appreciate that effort, hon. Mututho. It was a joint effort that yielded fruit. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since then a meeting was scheduled in my Ministry for 24th November, 2010, yesterday, between representatives of these protesting"
}