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    "speaker_name": "Igembe North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Maoka Maore",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Maore Maoka",
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    "content": "disarmed. So, the story of the guns existing in Marsabit County should be a shame to the national Government, which should ensure there is no overflow of the illegal guns from neighbouring Ethiopia. I remember towards the end of 1997 we had quite a lot of issues. Police officers across the border were being kidnapped. It is the same behaviour now and it should alert the national Government to put in place adequate measures. For instance, the government should ensure that Nyumba Kumi is active in this county more than any other specifically because of the flow of illegal guns there. There is something that is not documented here. There is an overflow of bhang from Ethiopia to Nairobi. I know in the last seven months we have had a serious problem in my own constituency trying to bar the substance...They have even managed to influence a very big chunk of the security until all of it actually was overhauled. So, it is not just a Marsabit affair. It is a national problem. We want action to be taken. When you say you are flushing illegal arms, that should not even be in a report. It should be done. When you talk about land issues or demarcations, that one should be done so that the people who are in a certain area will know where their land is. However, we usually have a problem. There is a pastoral mentality where people feel that where there is grassland, it does not have an owner and so ni malisho tu unaweza kulisha . That one is a culture that needs to be tamed as we enter into the 21st Century. When you have your livestock whether it is cows, camels or goats, it is an investment and not a cultural trophy to be fought over. As I conclude seconding so that other Members can give input, all the things that are actually condensed in this Report should be done in order to attain lasting peace. I do not remember a time this country went into mourning other than in 2006 when we lost our colleagues in one morning. I was with them. It is not just about asking people to have an enduring legacy in honour of them. Those who are killers have no shame. They have no morals. The Act should be enforced."
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