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    "id": 1098606,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "issue and connotes that where someone is not able to give security to themselves, or their dependents, the State is obligated to do so. It is, therefore, something that the State must really act. I suggest that Cabinet Secretary (CS) Matiang’i should be more vibrant on the issue of security in Laikipia. It should not just be talk alone. It should be talk and act. When people come and boldly say on the media that they have guns, what has been done to them? I thank the media for coming out strongly to show the faces of these people. The media are the watchdog of the society. They are doing the right thing. They should air such issues so that we know what is happening and as legislators see how to intervene. Madam Deputy Speaker, it is unfortunate that the incident in Laikipia is not only affecting families, but also the economic livelihood of the people of Laikipia because they cannot farm now. They are not at all stable. Children cannot go to school. As scholar, I know what it means. The children will be left behind even more in their education. If farmers are not doing their work because it is insecure, it means that the families will live from hand to mouth because they have nothing to live on. It is an issue that needs to be dealt with immediately and urgently. There is no other way. The people of Laikipia are psychologically affected. Families are affected. There is a lot of insecurity and there are even lives that have been lost as result of this. Madam Deputy Speaker, if 27 houses have been torched, it means that the affected families are not only helpless, but also homeless. If they are homeless, where are they at the moment? As a Senate, we should ask ourselves where are they hibernating? Are they under trees? The Committee that will look into this should do service to Kenyans and the people of Laikipia so that people can see. People are watching. Not only Laikipians are watching, all Kenyans are watching to see how we are going to handle this matter. If the Government is not able to handle this matter, what happens in another region if the same thing that is happening in Laikipia is repeated? We must bring to a stop the insecurity in Laikipia. I support this Statement"
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