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    "id": 950565,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is an important Motion. I am glad that we are discussing this Motion after we have just discussed the Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Zani on the establishment of children’s homes. The fact that some of these issues require legislation shows that there is something wrong with us at the basic level. It does not need legislation for us to know that we must take care of the most vulnerable in the society. It does not have to take the action of a House of Parliament to tell the Government that children need care yet they are not receiving it. I suspect that our priorities have been wrong or we forget that humanity is required for the existence of any country. I am glad to report that efforts are being made in Likoni to retrieve a car that submerged in the ocean over the weekend as a result of an accident at the Likoni Ferry leading to the loss of two lives; a mother and her child. Chilling and harrowing video clips of how a vehicle rolled off the ferry and submerged in the ocean have been making rounds. It is unfortunate that more than 24 hours later, there had been no rescue efforts. A few meters from where the accident took place, the military divers are practising on how they will do a showcase during the next national celebration. There is something fundamentally wrong with us on how we treat fellow Kenyans. I am sure that if a tourist van sank into the ocean, there would be swift response. If a van full of parliamentarians sank in the ocean, there, definitely, would have been swifter response. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we debate this Motion, we should ultimately look at our values as a people and what we do for the least in our society. We cannot do big things if we are unable to do big things such as matters of the heart and common sense. You cannot legislate on common sense. We cannot create a law to help us empathize or give us a heart. I would like to pass my condolence to the family that lost their loved ones in the Likoni Ferry incident. We hope that the bodies of the departed will be retrieved so that they can receive a good send off. I do not want to digress from the focus of this Motion on policy interventions. This Motion is important because Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism and other permanent motor and neurological disorders are birth defects. We all know a child 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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