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    "id": 1216138,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "content": "seven years old respectively. Children are angles of God, who have nothing to do with the banditry menace that we see across the country. It is very sad. The information that we have is that at 2 a.m. today there was an attack at a place called Kargi where 1,000 goats were taken. The Government has this information. Why can they not go and recover the 1,000 goats? Madam Temporary Speaker, I had proposed the need to amend the Terrorism Act to include how to deal with such heartless people. If you are killing, maiming and destroying property, what else can you be called apart from being a terrorist? The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and Coordination of National Government appeared today before a Committee chaired by Sen. Chute and gave assurance to this country. I believe Sen. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki because he used to sit where you are seated here today, before he was hounded out of office, is serious with his work. You are aware he was the chief agent of the Kenya Kwanza in the last general election. I want to believe his words. He said that he will be the last CS to ensure that the menace of banditry is stopped. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Mandago, Sen Kisang and I come from the North Rift. We do not have peace because of the threat of banditry, which has taken over. They even took over a school in Baringo. The head of this cartel is like the one of the so-called Medellin cartel. They had even closed schools. Which country do you have terrorists running around? People in the security circles tell me, that the bandits have more powerful weapons than our ordinary police does. That must be clarified. I heard CS Sen. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki say that they have recovered 43 riffles. I am told they have also recovered five grenades and about 36 bullets. We want to believe that under Sen. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki’s leadership, this mess will end. There are many widows who are crying today because they lost their husbands, many parents are crying because they lost their children and husbands have also become widowers because they lost their wives through this menace. I believe that this matter must be brought to conclusion. We send our deepest condolences, empathies and sympathies to many families because of the loss of lives in Marsabit County where insecurity is thriving. I believe President William Ruto will ensure that this menace ends. We are tired as a Senate because many people believe we cannot do much. I want to assure the nation that with the legislative powers that we have, I will bring amendments that declare these people as terrorists. There is no other name, like bandits or cattle rustlers. They are worse than terrorist. Terrorists can set bombs and run away while these ones do not; they are worse than terrorists. They attack, maim, kill and destroy. Just as the Holy Bible says, these people are devils because the devil comes to kill, destroy and maim. These bandits must be addressed as such. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those many remarks, I congratulate Sen. Chute and support. In conclusion, so that I do not request for point of orders, from your Chair, can you direct the Committee Chairpersons to post on the social page of Senate Business Committee, whenever the CS in charge of internal security appears, so that we can come"
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