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"speaker_name": "Kiambaa, JP",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I need to respond to the statement as you requested the other day. There has been a longstanding boundary dispute between the Pokot of Baringo East Sub-county and the Turkana of Turkana East Sub-county over the ownership of Kapedo. Other contributing factors to the conflicts include proliferation of small arms and light weapons, porous border with South Sudan and Uganda, and the culture of moranism, which encourages frequent raids on neighbouring communities. Some of the areas that have been affected by the conflicts are Kapedo Centre, Kapedo Bridge, Nadomelomelo, Kamunge, Chemolingot, Loruk and Karau hills, among others. These perennial conflicts have resulted into substantial cases of cattle rustling, theft, loss of lives and property, disruption of learning, displacement of communities, loss of livelihoods, among other problems. Hon. Deputy Speaker, security agencies working in the region have also become the target of these heinous attacks. In the past six months, 21 civilians and four senior police officers were killed within the disputed Kapedo area. Previous efforts by the Government to address these challenges included voluntary disarmament, community peace initiatives, amnesty to surrender illegal arms and programmes on alternative livelihoods. Recent incidents include the following: (i) On 31st December 2020, APC Patrick Kingori, Service No.105912, while on patrol with other police officers at Chebimoi in Baringo North, was shot and injured by suspected Pokot bandits. The officer was rushed to Nakuru Level 5 Hospital where he succumbed to the injuries while undergoing treatment. (ii) On 17th January 2021 at 1605 Hours, at Ameyan in Tiaty West Sub County, a convoy of General Service Unit (GSU) and Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) officers was ambushed by heavily armed suspected Pokot bandits and a heavy exchange of fire ensued. During the attack, Superintendent Madao Tabakol, Service No.230981, a Deputy Staff Officer in charge of GSU operations, was shot on the head and died instantly. The officer was coming from Kapedo after attending a peace meeting. During the attack, driver, Police Constable Nixon Korir, Service No.80485, sustained a gun shot on the left arm above the elbow. The hand was later amputated. 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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