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"content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on its consideration of a Public Petition regarding insecurity in Saku Constituency and the larger Marsabit County, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. The Public Petition No.30 of 2020 regarding insecurity in Saku Constituency and the larger Marsarbit County was presented to the National Assembly on 12th August 2020 by Hon. Col. (Rtd) Dido Ali Rasso, MP, Saku Constituency on behalf of 106 petitioners from Saku Constituency and the larger Marsabit County. Upon presentation, the Petition was committed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security for consideration and report to the Petitioners through the House in line with the provisions of Standing Order No.227(1). This Report contains the Committee’s proceedings on the consideration of the Petition while considering the Petition the Committee heard from several witnesses and stakeholders, including, the Hon. Dido Rasso, MP, Saku Constituency, who presented the Petition on behalf of the Petitioners, Hon. Chachu Ganya, MP, North Horr Constituency, H.E. Mohamed Mohamud Ali, Governor Marsabit County, Dr. Fred Matiang’i CS Interior and Co-ordination of National Government and Hon. (Amb.) Ukur Yatani, CS National Treasury and Planning and former MP North Horr and former Governor Marsabit County. The witnesses and stakeholders testified before the Committee in sittings held in Parliament Buildings and during the public hearing held at Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Hall in Marsabit County on 14th November, 2020. While hearing from the witnesses and stakeholders, the Committee was guided by existing procedures and modalities of operations of the National Assembly derived from the Constitution of Kenya, Acts of Parliament, Parliamentary Standing Orders, conventions, practices, rulings and directives of the Hon. Speakers. This Report contains details of witnesses and stakeholders’ testimonies as well as observations, findings and recommendations. The insecurity in Marsabit County is historical and the quest for everlasting peace and stability has been elusive for years with lives being lost, including those of peace makers, Members of Parliament Hon. Dr. Bonaya Godana, Hon. Titus Ngoyoni, Hon. Mirugi Kariuki, Hon. Abdi Sasura and Hon. Guracha Galgallo who lost lives in the year 2006 in a helicopter crash while travelling to Marsabit town to broker peace. May their souls continue resting in everlasting peace. Having inquired into the matter of insecurity in Marsabit County as prayed for by the Petitioners, the Committee found the following to be the significant causes of insecurity in the county: (i) Political supremacy and tribal animosity, especially amongst the Borana and the Gabra communities. 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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