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    "id": 1218758,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kangogo Bowen",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to air my voice on this issue of insecurity. I want to thank the Member for Turkana County for bringing this issue. I am serving my third term in this House. The issue of insecurity has been discussed since I came to this House. Insecurity in Kerio Valley and the entire North Rift is something which has been ongoing for many years. The Kenya Kwanza Government, led by His Excellency the President, went out seeking votes from the people of North Rift on one issue only. The pastoralists of North Rift, Elgeyo Marakwet, the Pokot and the Turkana do not know about bottom-up economic model. Those are people who are seeking the top-down approach to the issue of insecurity. These are people who are crying that police officers on the ground are unable to provide them with security. They are seeking the intervention of the President from the top to sort out these issues on the ground. The issue of bottom-up cannot apply here. Some weeks ago, this House was informed about KDF going to help the police officers in Kerio Valley. It is a very good idea which all of us as leaders support, but it is too late because we have lost too many people. I have too many widows and orphans in my constituency. I said at one time in this House, and in many other forums, that we have taken our KDF to Somali, to DR Congo and elsewhere outside this country to provide peace when we do not have peace in our country. It is high time we said, as Members of Parliament from North Rift; 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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