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    "id": 1218793,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Konoin, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Brighton Yegon",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to contribute to this Motion of rising cases of insecurity in the North Rift Region. It is high time the Government declared these perpetrators, terrorists. Why do I say so? The other day, I heard the Cabinet Secretary saying that some of the bandits had taken hostage a school. They converted the school into their homes such that one of the terrorists had turned one of the classrooms into his bedroom and another into his sitting room. He even had a children’s bedroom. This should be condemned with the contempt that it deserves. Banditry has denied children the right to education because the kids in these areas have actually failed to go to school. Article 53 of the 2010 Constitution recognises the right of all the children to be protected from abuse, neglect, all forms of violence, and inhuman treatment. It is a shame that in the 21st Century, banditry still exists. Life expectancy in the banditry areas is actually low and there is high propensity to be killed any time. Humans in these areas are predisposed to murder and death. Many people have actually died as a result of banditry in Kerio Valley. The genesis of this banditry should be investigated. Further, the Government should take time to build relevant infrastructure in these areas such as water, roads, schools, hospitals and other social amenities. I support the current operations of Government whose aim is to end banditry in this country. We call for the end of insecurity in the North Rift. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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