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    "id": 896997,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kapenguria, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Moroto",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Chumel Moroto",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to add my voice. In the Bible, there is a verse which says that faith without action is dead. This was just a routine. Some of us have been here for long since the time of President Kibaki and now President Uhuru. This is a just a trend that every year the President must come and give a prepared speech and after that, it gathers dust and nothing comes out of it. As you can see, currently, there are many extrajudicial killings by the police and no action is taken. Nobody has been arrested, but people have lost lives. In fact, there is a problem in a place called Chepchoina in Endebess Constituency, Trans Nzoia County. The General Service Unit (GSU) officers are driving people out of their land to pave way for some guys who I do not know where they have come from. They are claiming that they had leased the land where Kenyans are living and have settled. The Government, through the police, is protecting those people. Who is supposed to enjoy? It is the Kenyans who voted for this Government 100 per cent and put it in place especially from that area, but they are suffering. This was just an essay competition where you can write something good to please people’s ears, but when it comes to action, nothing happens. In fact, I was startled when the current President took over with his team including the Deputy President. They used to go round meeting people, but it is like something different is coming up. I want to ask Kenyans to pray because they are very prayerful and their God listens to them. People are talking about the handshake and building bridges. Bridges for what? In any country, there must be a government elected by the people and an alternative government in the Opposition. When we just come and sing in this House the chorus of building bridges, bridges for what? This was somebody’s ghost and it is now high time the Government started working. Every Government has something to tell the people that they will do once they are elected. Therefore, we should not give a chance to others. This is what I think. I can come here and say something has happened. In fact, some of us have been going round this country. There are places where some projects had stalled, but so much money has been going to areas where it was not allocated. Because of this, other people are suffering. I want to talk about security and my colleague has said what is happening in Pokot and Turkana. There are no security personnel in the area. People are on their own while in some places, there are many security personnel who are doing nothing. That is why I am saying some consideration should be put in place so that each Kenyan can enjoy the fruits of this republic. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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