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"speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Emathe",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thought you would donate more time to the eye witness."
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"content": " I would have loved to do so. You know that very well. I am one person who shares your grief. It is no mean thing. The people of Turkana are suffering and I feel your pain more than anyone else. Please, continue."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I send my condolences to the families. May the souls of the departed rest in eternal peace. This is a horrible moment for us as the people of Turkana County. We have not been reached by the Government. Most of the people who were killed voted for this Government. In fact, Turkana North is where the Government received the most votes after Turkana Central yet the same Government is not activating any systems to rescue its people or even just visit them. What was done on Monday by the cabinet secretaries was a gimmick and a PR exercise. It was nothing at all. By now, they would have sent help, but nothing is happening. Hon. Cecilia was there. She has demonstrated what is happening there. We say thanks to the Todonyang Chief and the Kikuyu lady who were able to rescue more than 25 persons who were almost being killed at the chief’s house in Todonyang. These people are not in Ethiopia. They are in Kenya."
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"content": "When former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Uganda’s President Yoweri Museni launched a cross-border peace and development programme in Moroto. I was very much ashamed that as a country, we had not done anything for pastoralists in Kenya while Uganda had done so much on their side. It is the same thing we are seeing in Todonyang. Omurate, the town next to Todonyang, is food secure. If it were not for the floods from River Omo that pushed our people to undertake fishing, the Kenyan side would not be having any economic activity. It is only the Todonyang Catholic Church that helps, and I thank them. There is no Government there. Pastoralists exist without any Government at all. We want this Government to be serious with matters of the pastoralists. When there is development and people are settled, such incidents will not occur because people will find other forms of livelihood to engage in."
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"content": "Sometime back, an accident occurred and people were busy fundraising while the Government was busy trying to understand what was happening. There was no information about plans for the people of Todonyang in Turkana. I request the Government to think of ways of developing the area. We have talked of the Lokiriama-Lodwar-Todonyang Road and the Kapedo-Lokori-Lokichar Road, but nothing is happening yet those areas continue to be insecure. People are not gainfully engaged. All they think about is banditry and killing each other. This Government that I am in should swing into action."
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"content": " Is Hon. Ruku in? I have a list here. Member for Kuresoi South, before you speak, you still have your five minutes. I just want to make a clarification about adjournment on a matter of urgent national importance. Standing Order 33(4) says – “No Member speaking on a matter under this Standing Order shall speak for more than five minutes without the leave of the House, except that the Mover who may speak for ten minutes.’ Therefore, my hands are tied. It is not possible for a Member to speak for more time than is stipulated in the Standing Orders. The Mover has 10 minutes and the rest of you have strictly five minutes each. Please, proceed. Your five minutes start now."
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"content": " I want to congratulate the Member for Turkana South for bringing this Motion. On behalf of the people I represent, the great people of Kuresoi South, I take this opportunity to convey my condolences to the people of Turkana. It is very sad to lose so many lives. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Where there is no peace, there will be no development. People cannot focus on development matters when they are scared all the time. Schools will be closed and there will be no future. It is high time the Government prioritised security in Turkana County. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration should also frequently visit such sensitive areas, and not only during disasters. I suggest that more officers be deployed to those areas. Our colleague from Turkana South mentioned that only eight security officers are manning those areas. More well- motivated officers should be deployed to those areas. These officers should also be provided with modern equipment and vehicles. At times, the officers lack vehicles to move around, which worsens the situation. Additionally, I propose that affirmative action be given to road construction and the blue economy in this area. The poor road networks worsens the security situation. It is high time the Government allocated more resources to this area. I also suggest that a military base be established in that area so that there can be enough officers to respond appropriately times of such emergencies. With those few remarks, I support."
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"content": " Next is Hon. Kipchumba, who will be followed by Hon. Lotodo. I am sorry, Hon. Kipchumba will be followed by Hon. Moroto. I was with Hon. Lotodo in the House many years back."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to contribute to this emotional Motion that has been moved by my friend, Hon. (Dr) Ariko, the Member for Turkana South. On my own behalf and that of the people of Marakwet West, I wish to convey my deepest condolences to the people of Turkana for losing their people through a massacre that should never have happened. It is unfortunate that at this time and age, our people are still being killed. The Government of the Republic of Kenya has a constitutional obligation to protect the lives and property of our people. Today a Motion has been brought to the effect that more than 22 Kenyans lost their lives. You can see the way it is taken casually. The Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party are not present in the House, and we lost 22 Kenyans. If it happened in Nairobi or in any other part of the Republic of Kenya, this House would be full. The debate on this Motion would not have been pushed to 6.00 p.m. It would have begun at 3.00 p.m. It is unfortunate that it looks like the life of a Turkana is less than the life of any other Kenyan in this country. Turkana County is special. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, and the Government generally, should take special cognisance of it. When I was seated here, I did my research and Rwanda has 26,000 square kilometres. Burundi has 27,000 square kilometres and Djibouti has 23,000 square kilometres. This totals to 76,000 square kilometres. Turkana County has 77,000 square kilometres. Three countries can fit into it. Therefore, as I have said, it must be given special attention and recognition. If the Government of Kenya cannot take care of the people of Turkana, let those people take care of themselves. Three countries, Djibouti, Burundi and Rwanda, can fit into Turkana County. Therefore, they must be given special attention. This is an international dispute. It is shameful that we are commenting on M23 rebels defending their rights inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) whereas we cannot comment on Ethiopian militia attacking our people within the Republic of Kenya. As a Government and sovereign people, we should be ashamed of ourselves. We have lost our people in Turkana North. They are not less of human beings. Therefore, we should not make it look like a small problem. No Kenyan has less value than the other. The Government has that obligation. It is mandated in the Constitution to protect the lives of all Kenyans, including the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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