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    "id": 1036872,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ekal",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Malachy Charles Ekal Imana",
        "slug": "malachy-charles-ekal-imana"
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    "content": "perpetuated against herders from the Turkana community in the counties of Isiolo and Meru. In the Statement, the Committee should - (1)State who the perpetrators of armed attacks against herders from Turkana are in the counties of Isiolo and Meru and whether they have been brought to book; (2)Find out and report on why herders from Turkana County are being forcibly pushed out of grazing lands that they occupy in Isiolo and Meru Counties. the said people have occupied those lands as far back as the 1900s before our country came to be. Their fore fathers have been buried on those lands and so naturally, they belong to those lands; (3)State why over 4,000 heads of cattle belonging to Turkana herders in Isiolo and Meru Counties were confiscated by authorities and further closed the release of the confiscated animals to their owners. A cow is the heart of a Turkana person. When cows are taken away from them, they are left totally helpless. Turkanas do not grow crops or do anything else because they live on their cattle. By taking away over 4,000 head of cattle from the Turkana community, they are starving the Turkana community. That action can be equated to the putting to death of the Turkana herders in a very slow and painful manner. Cows do not know where they are. They only go after grass and water so there is no reason as to why they should be held when the owners are suffering; (4)State measures put by the Government to guarantee the security of herders from Turkana County legally grazing their animals in neighboring counties; (5)Explain why the on-going disarmament exercise is only targeting herders from the Turkana community thus leaving them vulnerable to attacks by herders from other communities who are still armed and further call for the recession of the disarmament exercise. Madam Deputy Speaker, five communities live in the said area and they are all armed in their own ways. Taking away arms from a particular group and leaving the others with their arms is discrimination. The Turkanas have been left helpless and vulnerable. They should be armed enough to protect themselves from attacks. About 14 Turkanas are said to have lost their lives this morning because they were attacked by their neighbours from the neighbouring counties and their animals driven away."
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