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    "id": 78202,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 114,
        "legal_name": "Nuh Nassir Abdi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support the Motion for various reasons. The issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has been haunting this country for the last three years. I think it is past the time when we ought to still speak for people who are internally displaced, people who lack the basic amenities, people who have children who cannot even sit exams and cannot have the basic education. The Government has been too lax for a time too long and this House cannot watch in earnest. For the last three years, questions have been coming to this House demanding answers from the executive as to what plans the Government has as regards the displaced persons, what progress the Government has so far made in settling these people and what plans it has to ensure that such circumstances do not occur in future and if they do, that they are able to tame it before it gets out of hand. All we have been getting for the last three years has been assurances that have not been forthcoming, promises that have not been fulfilled and empty handouts to Members of Parliament in terms of answers that the Government is up and running and doing something. Allegations and counter accusations have been flowing from the executive to the Back bench right forth as to what the real status of the IDPs is in this country and in fact, even the number is also disputed. You will get conflicting numbers from the Ministries and conflicting numbers from Members of Parliament as to how many IDPs we have in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it even came to this House that the executive was accusing Kenyans of trying to displace themselves and placing themselves as IDPs when indeed they are not. We cannot keep on watching when Kenyans suffer in tents, when they suffer in the wind, in the rains and in the sun for lack of basic shelter. I think it has been the lack of an oversight committee and this Select Committee would come in handy, in fact, if anything, to be a witness to the executive of the allegations they are making. To make allegations that the number of IDPs has been rising because people want to seek benefit is really contentious. To have a Select Committee to report to this House what the real status is would give an independent view. This is because for us to rely on the executive every other time to get information we perceive to be misleading as to the status, the numbers and the progress the Government is making towards resettling these people has been haunting this House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, how I wish a few amendments were made. But to wait for six months for this Select Committee to come and report to this House is a"
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