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    "id": 78212,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Lankas",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 65,
        "legal_name": "Lankas ole Nkoidila",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to support this Motion. I have the following to say. It is very true that this issue has been with us for a very long time. The issue of IDPs has been stalking this country for the last three years. It is interesting because this issue has been coming every now and then, to the Floor of this House. Some of us are on record asking why up to this time, the Government has never managed to settle those people. It is also interesting to note that Government response has always been that they are resettling those people and that it is only a few who have remained in the camps. This brings to mind the feeling that there is lack of seriousness in the Government. There is dishonesty on the part of some Government officials. The HANSARD will bear me witness, that there was a time when a former Minister said before this House that it was only a few camps which were remaining, and that the bulk of the IDPs had been resettled. It is very interesting to note that the number is almost as it was before. What I want to question is the commitment of the Government to settle these people. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when this problem started, Members of Parliament contributed resources to assist the Government settle those people. Other development partners added to Government money that was being used. It is interesting because whenever these contributions are made, something happens somewhere and there is no accountability. What comes to mind is this: Is there a possibility that this national problem is being misused by some people to enrich themselves? Look at the money that has been pumped into this matter all these years and up to now, we have not managed to resolve this problem, despite the colossal amounts of money budgeted and contributed by well wishers. Somehow, there is something which is not correct somewhere. I think it is high time there was some consultative process with all the stakeholders. When you talk of IDPs, these are Internally Displaced People. What that means is that these are people who came from somewhere before they were displaced. They had their original farms, but for some reason the Government is not able to take these people back to their farms, now that we are saying that we are peaceful again, and that the violence that was there is no longer there. who is this person who is preventing people from going back to their farms? Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am happy that the other day, the Minister mentioned “Rudi Mashambani Operation”. How far has that operation gone? What are the challenges that, that operation is facing? The Ministry does not work alone. We have other arms of Government, including the Provincial Administration, which is very effective when it comes to some of these issues. But we are not seeing them playing any role. So, we are just left debating here but outside, there is less activity on the part of the Government. There is lack of concerted efforts; we talk of budgets and the amount of money required but somehow, we do not see money being utilized in the required manner. We still hear people crying out there and complaining. In fact, this issue has"
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