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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. To add my voice in concurrence to that of colleagues who have spoken before me, I would like to support this Motion and also congratulate the Senator for Nakuru County for the courage that she has shown in standing with her people. If anything like this happened in West Pokot, I would be here too, seeking the same kind of a select committee to deal with the issue that deeply touch the lives of our people. Crisis occurs also in West Pokot, but in other spheres of trauma and tragedy. When we have a tragedy like this one, we should always try and deal with the matter while it is hot, fresh and still captures our emotions. In this country, tragedies and such experiences overtake each other so fast. If the situation is not handled immediately, other tragedies come and take over. Therefore, the minds of our people are so quickly moved away. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Motion wants to bring us back to think about that particular incident. The County of Nakuru has gone through so much in the last few years. However, the tragedy of that flood cannot and should not be swept under the rug. The reason I support this Committee is that it should be kept permanently on our minds. Why should we continue to solve problems of the same nature over and over again? We, as legislators, should come up with solutions that are not only reaching and affecting Rongai, Solai and Nakuru County, but those that can be applied to any such situations in the country. When I look at the list of those who have been proposed, they are Members of the Senate in good standing who will remain neutral and who will hopefully withstand any attempt to derail them. I am sure they will be fought, but I urge them to soldier on. They should stand firm and not allow their resolve to be swallowed, bought or to be otherwise convinced."
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