{"id":806158,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/806158/?format=json","text_counter":221,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(a) ensuring that the rights of the Abasuba and other endangered communities are protected by ensuring that the Kenyan Government has an affirmative action towards protecting human language in danger of disappearing; (b) allocating funds and instruct that the KICD directs authors and publishers of pre- primary and primary learning materials to publish learning material in Suba Language for learners in Suba primary schools, so as to protect the language from extinction; and, (c) comes up with a Bill hereafter to be known as the Endangered Languages Bill that will protect, promote and ensure that 13 Kenyan endangered languages are free from endangerment. This Petition is dated 5th June, 2018 and it has been signed by Kennedy Jagwassi, Geoffrey Jelah, Joseph Opanga and George Wagaka and countersigned by yours truly the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. I call upon Senators to deliberate on this issue. I have 10 minutes and I will confine myself to this subject. I know historical injustices are emotive. The other day we had a petition on the Talai historical injustices and we are in the process of seeing its fruition. Now we have another historical injustice to the Suba. It is interesting to know that my good friend, Sen. M. Kajwang' whom I hold in high regard and esteem, comes from the Suba Community. I want to say that in Nandi because of historical injustices, the Governor has decided that we need to move the boundary for seven towns. We also have a petition on multinational issues and this is evidence that we need to put these matters to rest. It is high time that Parliament adopted the TJRC Report so that some of these issues can be put into perspective and we can sort them out because they say if you want to look into the future, you might need to look into the past. Let us address this matter with the urgency it deserves so that our people can receive the necessary redress for their suffering and we can ensure that every Kenyan can feel that they are equal to other Kenyans. We should ensure that we address some of these issues in the right way, expeditiously, in the legal way with concern for each and every Kenyan. If we do so, we will go forward as a country even as we build bridges so that it does not become emotive and we continue with the spirit of the handshake. Even in fighting corruption, some of these historical injustices have borne fruits like nepotism and many others. I hope these issues will come into light and focus. We need to address them once and for all so that the citizens of this country should feel proud. Madam Temporary Speaker, when the former Prime Minister, who is the leader for NASA and ODM signed the statement with President Uhuru Kenyatta which we have supported religiously since 2013 and it is continuing to transform this country, one of them is to ensure we instill national efforts and ethics and ensure there is justice and inclusivity in this country. Therefore, I call upon my colleagues to accept and move forward so that these people can receive justice. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."}