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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, because of time, I want to reiterate that I was a bit disappointed by the President’s Speech because he did not mention insecurity matters. I come from Baringo and as a daughter of Baringo, I have witnessed and faced many problems because of insecurity. Insecurity in the Kerio Valley belt is mainly associated with cattle rustling and banditry that has destroyed the wealth of families. People are becoming poor because this matter has been there for ages, and has never been tackled and eradicated fully. I expected the President to be keen and give direction because his Speech was on the state of the nation. As I speak, I want to tell the august House that banditry is one of the menaces that have claimed the lives of Kenyans, and police officers. These are people we have given opportunity to take care of our lives and property. A week before the President gave his Speech, we lost several policemen and women and civilians through a raid that occurred in Lokori in Turkana. I will read their names because unfortunately they were not mentioned by the President during his Speech in the House. You may think that cattle rustling is only happening in Baringo, but it is affecting everyone in Kenya. The officers were William Karimi, Alex Wambua, John Kisoi, Boniface Mutiso, Edwin Omari, Eric Rugut, Brian Macharia, and Augustine Ndiema. We also lost our dear sister, Mary Kanyaman, who was a biochemist, one of the learned daughters of the soil of Turkana. We also have others who were injured like Raphael Gituro and Peter Ng’ang’a. This is something that we cannot wish away. Going forward, as a Member of Parliament, I will bring Bills to help us eradicate this matter. Why am I so much affected by this? This is because I come from Baringo where we are adversely affected by this menace. Banditry is manufactured in Tiaty Constituency. I am saying this because as the Member of Baringo County, I have the prerogative and authority to mention this on the Floor of the House, so that we can solve this problem right from the source. As I speak, there are killings and displacement of people and innocent children. I came from Baringo on Saturday and we buried one gallant soldier, who was serving as a General Service Unit (GSU) officer in Barwessa Ward. The issue is not about burying because of bandit killings, it is what we leave behind. As we buried the son of Kuikui in Barwessa, I watched his children and wife who is barely twenty something years old. His son watched keenly with a sombre mood as his father was 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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