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    "id": 1218733,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1218733/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": "Governments are elected into office to protect property and people’s lives. It is unfortunate that in this country, since Independence, the people of Kerio Valley and other conflict-prone zones have been neglected by successive regimes. As we speak, the entire Kerio Valley and other conflict-prone areas are under the command of militia. People in Tiaty, Turkana, parts of Marakwet, Samburu and Laikipia areas are living in medieval times. Those areas do not have infrastructure. There are no roads, schools or hospitals. People are living in the dark ages. Military intervention is good but that is a short- term measure. In fact, in my opinion, we need deliberate civilisation efforts in those areas. People in those areas still lead a life of pre-colonial era in modern Kenya. We laud the recent intervention by the President but, again, we need proper military intervention as envisaged under Article 241 (3) of the Constitution. In the current intervention, we are being told that Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops are under the command of the police. In my opinion, it is very unfortunate. We need a proper military intervention as was witnessed when KDF intervened to reign in the defunct Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF). The KDF alone managed to wipe out Matakwei and his team. The North Rift problem is not so easy a matter to imagine that we can just solve through military intervention. The Government should form a serious commission of inquiry to 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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