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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakuleu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisropher Doye Nakuleu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order 33, I rise to seek leave for the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent national importance following a series of killings of Kenyans in Turkana North Constituency in Turkana County by militia from South Sudan and Ethiopia. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the chronology of these events started last month on 6th May, 2013 where the militiamen crossed over into Kenya and went 50 kilometers into the interior of Kenya and attacked the manyatta at Lokomariyang. They killed one person and drove away 200 herds of cattle. On 22nd May, 2013 the Merille from Ethiopia crossed over and killed three people in Kokoro and injured three more who are now recovering at the district hospital. On the eve of Madaraka Day, more than five people were killed in Lorumor Sub-location in Kibish District. I personally visited the area and participated in burying those who were killed. Later on 2nd June, 2013, just immediately after Madaraka Day celebrations, two people were shot and got seriously injured when they had taken their livestock to drink water in Nakua River. The two are now in Lodwar District Hospital. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, all these events are happening within the Ilemi Triangle which is contested by the governments of South Sudan and Kenya. This case is in the African court, the African Union (AU) and in the International Criminal Court (ICC). This area has a strategic interest for both countries; Sudan and Kenya. Kenya has been co-hosting it. These strategic issues arise because of oil and geothermal. I, therefore, urge the Government to investigate the intention of these serial killings. It could be to scare off the occupants of that area to create an avenue where they can validate their case in AU and ICC. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, going by this trend, we may not have Turkanas in the next 50 years because from my observation, it could be a conspiracy between nature and the Government of Kenya to make sure that these people are not there. Since this incident occurred, there has not been any response from the Government securities, neither have we heard a message of condolence from the leadership of this country. Yet these people are bound by the same Constitution which the President and the Deputy President swore allegiance to. The worst scenario, the same areas where these incidents are happening is where in the year 2010 over 50 people were killed and the then Prime Minister visited the area. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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