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    "content": "Now, we must bring this to an end. I have had sufficient representation and I have looked at both the Constitution and the Standing Orders. First of all, this matter we are dealing with is a Report of a Committee on a Petition. If you look at Standing Order No. 227 (2) it says the Speaker may allow after tabling of a Report some comments – not debate – for a period not exceeding 20 minutes. It is not a debate. The reason why the Standing Order reads like that… I am happy that Hon. T.J Kajwang' is here. He has been passionate about the rules. This is one of the areas that our own Standing Orders has a lacuna because a Petition is merely reported to the petitioner, a Report is tabled and there is no debate except in exceptional circumstances. I allowed this one because, as you will all appreciate, when Hon. Rasso read his Petition there were quite a number of other issues from other Members from around Marsabit County which touched on insecurity. Therefore, the Report on that Petition was exceptional. I am also aware that, indeed, the Committee spent quite some time listening not just to the Members of Parliament concerned but also the residents. A Report which a Committee has gone to such length was not going to be just reported to the Clerk who then writes to Hon. Rasso and we walk away. Hon. Rasso will go with the Report and maybe file it in his cabinet to enjoy it as part of his legacy. It was fair that the House expresses itself one way or the other on the issues that the Committee found on the ground. Therefore, I allowed the Report of the Committee on this Petition to be debated. I have looked at the recommendations even after the amendments and I am just wondering. They are: (i) The Cabinet Secretary for the Interior and Coordination of National Government, as a matter of urgency, ensures that adequate National Police Service personnel are deployed to Marsabit and any existing gaps to be filled by Kenya Police Reservists in coordination and consultation with the National Police Service. I see no harm in that. We always recommend that the Executive does this or the other. (ii) The CS for Lands and Physical Planning and the National Land Commission, as a matter of urgency, should address the disputes and clearly demarcate administrative and communal boundaries in Marsabit County. This is a recommendation. Those to whom it is directed to are at liberty upon receipt of the recommendation to see when… The NLC can investigate historical land injustices on its own motion or on one being moved. This, in my view, is just trying to move them to go to the area to find out what is the problem. They may or they may not and they will have their reasons if they feel it is not necessary. (iii) The CS for Interior and Coordination of National Government should rationalise the creation of new sub-counties in Marsabit and address the current imbalance across the four constituencies. Again, I see no harm in this. It is a recommendation. (iv) The CS for Interior and Coordination of National Government should facilitate the return of Kenyan refugees in Ethiopia. It is facilitation. That is done through the avenues of the law dealing with refugees, is it not? (v) A commission of inquiry should be established. It is up to those responsible of setting up a commission of inquiry to look at your recommendation. They can even say, “Sorry, Parliament you have overstepped your mandate. You have no 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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