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"content": "INSECURITY IN FAFI CONSTITUENCY"
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to request for a statement on behalf of Fafi Constituency. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding insecurity in Fafi Constituency. Fafi Constituency has, for a long time, witnessed a series of attacks by suspected militants. Those attacks have seen several police officers, national police reservists (NPRs) and civilians lose their lives and communication masts blown away. For instance, on the morning of 10th August 2024, Mr Dekow Mohamed Aden of ID No 26617498 and his 12-year-old son were reportedly killed by suspected Al Shabaab militants at Daad Abbass Village Kamuthe Location; accusing him of working with security agencies. Mr Dekow was among a group of 17 locals who had volunteered to work with the special operations group (SOG) to eliminate"
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"content": "Al Shabaab"
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"content": "activities in the area. The team had been vetted by Bura East Sub-county Security Intelligence Committee (SCSIC) in October 2022 and recommended for recruitment as NPRs. Numerous appeals to the Government to beef up security by deploying additional officers and recruiting more national police reservists have not been successful. Schools and hospitals have been closed as roads remain impassable due to insecurity. The situation is worse in rural and border villages including Yumbis, Harbod, Dagega, Degbon and Dekaharia. Owing to the growing insecurity in the constituency, I cannot freely move around to undertake development activities as I am also a target of the militants due to my denouncement of their actions. Additionally, local administrators in border towns fear for their lives and, as such, stay away from their areas of jurisdiction in the villages opting to stay in major towns. Sadly, the few police reservists that were manning the constituency have been served with discharge letters after leaving the area exposed. It is against this background that I seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Department Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following: 1. Reasons as to why the Government is downscaling security levels by discharging sixteen national police reservists in Bura East Sub-County from duty on 6th August 2024, instead of beefing up security in the area; 2. Reasons as to why the 17 national police reservists (NPR) locals who had volunteered to work with SOG and other security agencies to eliminate AlShabaab activities in the area have not been armed and yet, they are remunerated and embedded within the Government security agencies; 3. Specific actions being taken by the Government to enhance security in Fafi Constituency, considering the minimal allocation of national police reservists (NPR), the limited administrative and divisional infrastructure, and the scarcity of SOG camps; and, 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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"speaker_title": "Hon. Farah Yakub",
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"content": "4. Clarify whether the Ministry maintains records of abductions by Al Shabaab in Fafi Constituency and other Government security agencies and if such records do exist, provide the numbers of abductions and measures taken by the Ministry to ensure the safety of residents."
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"content": "Having stated that, I want to add that, as the Members of Parliament from Northern Kenya and victims of Al Shabaab attacks, we have been raising issues of insecurity for the longest time and the answers we get are ‘desktop and laptop’ answers. I request that you direct the administrative …"
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Member. By now, you know the drill. All the things that you wanted should have been captured in your request for a statement. There are no speeches after you have issued your request for a statement. Hon. Dido Raso, today is your day."
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Today we were vetting the nominee for the position of Inspector-General of the National Police. As you are fully aware, we also had the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior before the Committee. That is one of the things that the Committee has been grappling with, particularly in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). Hon. Adhe, the Member for North Horr and the Member of Parliament from Garissa raised that issue. The thinking now of the Committee and the Ministry of Interior is to re-look at the security architecture in the ASALs. That is why the Hon. Member talked of ‘desktop and laptop’ answers. I seek your indulgence that we give a response in the second week after the recess. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you. Hon. Yakub, the Hon. Member has told you what they are going to do. At that time, when they give their answer, you will tell them whether it is ‘desktop or laptop’ and then you deal with it at that level."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Farah Yakub",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was just emphasising that, so that the Committee can take the issue seriously. I have been crying in this House for the longest time. I hope this time round they will come up with the right answers. I also hope that they will visit the area to get the facts themselves. They have been sitting here listening to the Ministry only. We want them to go to the ground from Mandera to Lamu and get the facts from the locals that were abducted, from the SOGs and the Government officers who are working there. There are camps with 150 police officers without vehicles and we expect them to work. I request that you direct them to do that. Thank you."
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