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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Statement by our colleague, Sen. Loitiptip, because it brings to the fore an issue on which we, as a House, may soon want to make a serious determination. It increasingly appears as if there is thinking in Government that Government infrastructure projects are more useful to this country than the livelihood of its citizens. It is not just this particular project, but almost on a weekly basis, we are informed of a court order of a particular project where citizens are being evicted because certain people in Government believe that some children of this country are children of a lesser God. On many occasions, many of those affected are the poor and marginalized in this country. Perhaps by way of a Motion, or resolution of this House, we may need to consider summoning some of these Government agencies or officials who believe – and wrongly so – that for Government to thrive, ordinary citizens must suffer. I hold the view that both can thrive. If one must wait before the other can be sorted out, then it is Government. It should not be ordinary citizens to wait before they are compensated. There should not be the kind of interruption to their basic lives as is being brought to fore by our colleague, Sen. Loitiptip. I want to urge the Members of the Committee, Chaired by our good friend, Sen. Wamatangi, that they treat this matter with extreme urgency. They should table a report within 14 days so that we are able to conclusively handle these particular issues. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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