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    "id": 848425,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, none of us alone can save the nation or the world, but each one of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to doing so. Those are the words of a great mind. From the outset, I rise to support that this House adopts the Report of the Select Committee on the Solai Dam Tragedy. I want to thank the Committee for having endured such a rough time while carrying out these investigations and trying to understand what led to the loss of 48 Kenyans. These were children whose parents will never see them. In Maasai we say that they will not go through circumcision and the parents are able to see them. Madam Temporary Speaker, when we took this task, we spent sleepless nights so that we could present to this House a Report that could withstand the test of time. I can tell you that the amount of threats towards the Members is something that I hope this House will use to adopt this Report and use the law to ensure that the people of Solai are compensated. This is an opportunity for this country. As I stand here, I say: “Dear Government, I want to speak to you, but hope that I can find somebody that I can speak to.” Madam Temporary Speaker, I will limit my few minutes on the issue of National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). We received three reports from NEMA none of which was accurate. I can tell you, without any fear of contradiction, that when you see these reports which are here, from page 402, you will see a conspiracy to deny the people of Solai justice. One of the things that shocked me is that when the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry, my dear brother, Mr. Keriako ole Tobiko, appeared before this Committee, he had not gone through the documents. The Committee was presented with documents which could not be used; documents marked clearly without prejudice. That was very sad. We pointed out those issues because this had to do with the issue of a restoration order that NEMA purportedly issued out for the Solai area to be restored. They did so completely disregarding the Act, which is very clear. If you look at Section 108 and 109 of the Act, the words used are: “The Authority may issue.” However, upon issuing it, it becomes “shall.” This restoration order talks about everything that shall be done and this forms the basis of our recommendation. 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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