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    "content": "children will never live normal lives again. Unfortunately for us in this country, we are not prepared for such trauma. We do not have the wherewithal and capacity to handle trauma in terms of psychological suffering that our people go through. This is an area that we have neglected. We have not trained enough psychologists, counsellors or people who can handle trauma. I remember when the Sachangwan incident happened, it was the same thing. There are families who are still traumatised today from that incident. I expect this Committee to make far reaching recommendations on how we should handle the children who woke up one day to find the other children absent and know exactly what happened to them. Those are traumatised children. Their parents and teachers are traumatised. I hope that the Committee will come up with the recommendation on how to deal with that matter and make lives normal again for these children. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this matter seems to be gaining concurrence and everybody seems to be going the same direction. I would not like to see the recommendations of this Committee gathering dust in the shelves, but be implemented to the letter. It is a pity that injustices meted to people in marginalized areas are easily swept under the rug. I would like to see the strength of this Committee and the House - the resolve that we make today - that the recommendations of this report will not gather dust in shelves, but will be implemented for the benefit of our country, our people and help us solve most of our problems. That is the nature of the work that we have been elected to do. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue is on Kenyans not being treated equally. If an incident happens in an area that is considered geographically insignificant or in an area of low status, not much attention is accorded to victims. If an incident occurs in the so called rich suburbs, it will be investigated thoroughly. The entire police force, military personnel and other security departments will be deployed to sort out that matter. However, when such tragedies happen in areas considered insignificant, we go there one day and think that we have solved the problem. The issue is left to rest. We should begin to inculcate in ourselves the philosophy that every life of a Kenyan is important, irrespective of his status. If a tragedy happens in Tana River or in any other place, for example, it appears on the front pages of our newspapers. However, if it happens in West Pokot, Turkana or Narok where my friend comes from or somewhere else, it not taken seriously. Injustice anywhere should be treated the same. The privileged class must understand people living in disadvantaged backgrounds are there to work for them. Without them, they cannot be privileged. Next to every upmarket estate in Nairobi, there is a slum. This is because we are only in upmarket areas because there are those guys living there. Therefore, we must deal with Kenyans as Kenyans. In the report, I would like to see us recommend tough measures because these lives are Kenyan lives and matter a lot. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to commend the Committee. I hope that we can pass all of them. I do not think that we are allowed to select who goes in that Committee. If we do not like them; we do not like them all. If we like them, we pass them all. However, I would like to see that this recommendation that we make and the passage of this Motion brings a result that gives Kenyans hope in their houses. This is to ensure 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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