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    "id": 1060948,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir CWR, PDR",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Fatuma Gedi",
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        "id": 1139,
        "legal_name": "Fatuma Gedi Ali",
        "slug": "fatuma-gedi-ali"
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    "content": "The investigation commenced late last year following the attack where 11 cows were stolen followed by attack of Gabra herders in Gabra Gudo area by attackers from Funan Idha, Borana Community, who are the immediate neighbors bordering from Sololo Sub-county. Subsequent events of talks of thefts between the two communities led to peace meetings which never bore fruits. The failure to reach peaceful settlement was largely attributed to dishonesty exhibited by the Borana Community. The Borana Community was not willing to return the stolen livestock. Whenever a date was set for discussion, they would sabotage it by attacking and stealing from the Gabra Community to stall peaceful negations. One of the attacks which were meant to stall peaceful negotiations took place on 14th January 2021 where Borana raiders attacked and stole 155 goats in Halo Dadacha from Gabbra herders. Immediately thereafter, the Gabbra staged a counter- attack and stole 92 heads of cattle and two donkeys. In the process, two people from Borana community were killed. Prior to this unfortunate activities, there was a peaceful agreement between the two sub- county security teams and the elders that on the 15th January 2021, all the livestock stolen from both sides were to be returned. However, the Borana community planned a staged attack which made it impossible to execute the peace plans. The planned peace meeting on 15th January 2021 did not take place and instead, the community held burials at Funan Idda for the two herders killed during the attacks. The Governor of Marsabit and Hon. Qalicha Gufu, the Member for Moyale, graced the occasion. On 27th January 2021, following an initiative by the county security team, a peace meeting was held between the elders from the two sub-counties and the two sub-county security teams to bring the two communities together. However, as the meeting was going on, the Borana community attacked and killed a Gabbra herder and stole 150 heads of cattle while grazing along Funan Qumbi. The meeting ended prematurely. Hon. Speaker, the government has deployed specialised units: General Service Unit (GSU) and Border Police Unit (BPU) within the affected areas. Multi-agency operations have been intensified along the volatile boarder and normalcy is slowly returning on the Turbi side. This can be attested to by the fact that the previous deserted and closed Turbi Shopping Centre and the schools, respectively, have been re-opened. However, the residents of Funan Idda, Funan Qumbi and Elbor, all in Sololo Sub-county, Moyale Constituency, are yet to return to their manyattas. This has largely been attributed by 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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