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    "id": 767236,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13178,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "As I congratulate the Mover, I also want to say that we, as leaders, should empathize with the people on the ground because of the suffering and the pain that they are going through. As we were going out for campaigns, I sympathized with our people. I know of an elderly couple that lost their lives in North Horr Constituency. I know of people in Sololo, Funakumbi and many other places who have lost all their animals. In fact, they are so poor today that they are depressed. It is only that the depression and the stress of the poor man or woman cannot be counted as stress. We have people who need a lot of counseling because they have no hope for the future. It is our duty to take care of our people and find better ways of helping them. It is unfortunate, as we have narrated, that we have already lost everything. It is shameful that we have Kshs 2 billion in the account since 2016 and some officers just earning salaries on a monthly basis, yet we have lost thousands of lives in the entire country. We urge the Treasury to ensure that this money is used to help the people who are almost dying or on their death beds. The poverty level in northern Kenya and many other parts has increased and we need to reduce it. I do not know how many years it will take us to bring back our people from the level that the drought has taken them. Drought has also promoted the tribal conflicts. Communities fight over greener pasture. In fact, the Government needs to 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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