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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to add my voice on this Report. I will be brief, but concise. From the Report that was tabled by the Chairman, who is also the Senator for Makueni County, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Perry Mansukh is a person of interest with regard to security operations in Nakuru. This is a man who did not just commit an illegality in the construction of the dam, but also sought to conceal that illegality by attempting to bribe the very people that were adversely affected by his actions. Madam Temporary Speaker, the three national Government representatives in Nakuru County – the Nakuru County Commissioner, the Assistant County Commissioner of Subukia and the Chief of Solai – have no business being in office today. These officers are charged with the responsibility of being the eyes and the ears of the national Government on the ground and protecting the interests of the people they preside over. However, these are the same people who the Report says were working in collaboration with the owners of Solai Dam, by distributing bribes concealed as compensation to the families that were affected by the tragedy. I dare say that these officers should have been suspended by now. Besides being suspended and irrespective of what the outcome of the investigation will be, these people are not fit to hold any public office. I say so because, unfortunately, the County Commissioner is the Chairperson of the Security Committee of Nakuru County by virtue of the position he holds. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee has recommended further investigations and grilling of the dam owners and it is unimaginable that the Chairperson of the Nakuru County Security Committee will constitute part of the team that will investigate this matter. I would, therefore, urge that in setting up that team, the security team should not be drawn from Nakuru County. It must be drawn from enforcement agencies and units from outside Nakuru County. The Nakuru County Commissioner, the Subukia Assistant County Commissioner and the Chief of Solai must not sit anywhere near the investigating team, unless they appear before the Committee as persons of interest. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to add my voice to that of my colleagues who called for justice to be done for the lives that were lost in Solai. It will be important that proper and befitting compensation is given. There is no amount of compensation that can return lost lives. However, there is a level of compensation that will begin to bring 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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