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    "id": 885444,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 202,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, today, many years later, the Government still wants to deny when they hear about people dying because of lack of food. This denial runs in the DNA of the Government. What is wrong with saying: “Yes, we own up. We have let these people down and, therefore, let us do some compensation. Let us go there and flood the place with food.” That way, even those who are supposed to be moving out--- For example, you will soon hear that many families have moved into Uganda from West Pokot, thinking that there is more food on the side of the border. The dignity of our people is what I want to emphasize. It is not the tokenism of saying: “Let us wait until they are about to die, then we rush with food.” We fly helicopters over them and then give them token food. In other jurisdictions, if you are the Cabinet Secretary in charge of distribution of food and people die, you resign or step down on your own volition. You do not have to be told. It is how you value your people and what these people mean to you, if they mean something to you. Madam Temporary Speaker, while I support this, I hope that the Government, at the highest level, will begin to respect the people in these areas, who were placed there by God. If I were the person distributing food, I would know for sure that Turkana will be dry at a time like this next year. The camels and the goats will be dying. The same applies to West Pokot. Planning in these areas is so easy that there should never be a person dying of hunger. Madam Temporary Speaker, I just want to emphasize that the Motion at this time should not just be a talk shop. It should lead to some action. Thank you."
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