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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Shame on him! What does this have to do with being a governor? None of us was motivated by anything other than the truth. We have a document that is over 1,800 pages. At no point did we deal with the politics of Nakuru County. This gentleman should be told off. We are not interested in their petty wars and politics. Madam Temporary Speaker, on 26th November, 1980 – that is why this Senate must stand firm - hon. Koigi Wamwere raised a point of order in Parliament. What was his concern? That document is on page 1,094. This problem is old. This farm and its owners have been blocking rivers since 1980. Hon. Wamwere raised it, but we ignored it. Forty-eight people are dead; we have 52 orphans and many other people who were buried in Patel’s farm, some of whom have no relatives or could not find them. Are you as Senators going to leave this matter? Is the record going to reflect that you sat here and allowed this impunity to continue? Madam Temporary Speaker, who is Mr. Perry Mansukh? What makes him above the law? Is it the money he has? What is it that makes the County Government of Nakuru come here and has no comment about this dam? They abdicated responsibility by saying: “This is not our business. This is a matter of the national Government.” I wondered: Did the 48 people drop from Nairobi. These 48 people, 52 orphans and their parents voted for that county government, yet it had no report. It is embarrassing. The national Government and its officials shake in their boots when they see Mr. Perry Mansukh. That is why he can send them. He did not even go for the meeting. He has never steeped into Solai to say sorry to anybody, but the national Government officials were happy to distribute Kshs35 million. In fact, if I was to be asked, this money was not distributed but they pocketed the bulk of it. This is where corruption has taken us. It has corrupted our souls, minds, thoughts and eyes. We are blind to everything, but not so for the Committee. I thank the Members of my Committee for standing firm for the truth and the oath they took before this House; to protect the truth and promote the Constitution without fear or favour. This man did self-audits. The concealment is unbelievable. He concealed material facts from the year 2004 that he was building a dam. He opened the stream where the water could come into his farm. The Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) gave him a permit to do a weir; he did a dam. When they appeared before our Committee, the National Construction Authority (NCA) said: “This is not our jurisdiction.” The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) said: “This was done before we came into office.” We have now confirmed that all of them have abdicated responsibility. 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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