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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to my colleague and brother talking about our brothers in North Rift still believing that President Moi is the President. I think he just tried to make a joke. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. It is really very unfortunate that such a menace is still happening in the 21st Century in a country as good as Kenya. It is true this thing has been with us for quite some time, almost since independence. The subsequent governments have been always trying to control it but it seems that they have never really managed to fix the problem. It seems to be growing bigger and becoming more complicated and, even, actually mutating from mere cattle rustling to something worse. These criminals attack our security forces, burn their vehicles and even kill innocent wives, mothers, and children. What is happening is unfortunate. I want to bring to the attention of this House and Kenya that the country has moved swiftly to address the problem. For two weeks now, we are all aware of the operation which is being undertaken and led by the National Police Service command and supported by the KDF. To this end, there is a lot of success. It has been reported that more than 157 people have already been arrested. There is good progress. There is hope at the end of the tunnel. His Excellency the President has assured the country that he is not going to leave any stone unturned. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Administration of National Government has also committed to the same. This afternoon, we had a joint session of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs and the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations. We had a very fruitful discussion and engagement with the Cabinet Secretaries in the Ministry of Defence and National Security and the Ministry of Interior and Administration of National Government. We got the opportunity to understand the operation and the activities being undertaken in the North Rift to address the problem which has escalated and is now affecting more than four counties."
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