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    "id": 1229082,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1229082/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "The Message communicates a resolution by the County Assembly to petition Parliament for a declaration, inter alia, that: (1) Banditry be declared a terrorist act and bandits be declared a terrorist group. As such punishment attendant to the said offences to follow and that Parliament shall institute legislation on the same. (2) Pursuant to Article 241(3)(c), the National Assembly approves the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Kerio Valley to end the suffering of citizens there. (3) Parliament comes up with a long-term solution to banditry in Kerio Valley, Elgeyo-Marakwet County, including but not limited to allocating resources to open up regions by putting up infrastructure for socio-economic empowerment of the people in the affected areas. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.48(7) which states that – “When a Message from a County Assembly is reported, the Message shall be deemed to have been laid before the Senate and the Speaker may – a) Direct that the Message be dealt with forthwith; b) Appoint a day for the consideration of the Message; or c) Refer the Message to the relevant Committee of the Senate for Consideration.” Hon. Senators, as you may be aware, Sen. Cheptumo on Thursday, 30th March, 2023, gave a Notice of Motion on “Declaration of Cattle Rustling as a National Disaster and Establishment of a Special Fund for Victims” seeking that the Senate resolves that the national Government, through the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and in collaboration with the Council of Governors, (1) Declares cattle rustling a national disaster. (2) Establishes a national taskforce on cattle rustling to: (i) Investigate the causes of the rampant cattle rustling in the said region and the country at large. (ii) Establish extent of loss and damage the cattle rustling has occasioned to the communities in all the affected counties. (iii)Creates a special fund for mitigating the losses suffered by and in compensating all victims of cattle, rustling and settle all internally displaced persons occasioned by the menace. In this regard, I refer the Resolution by the Elgeyo-Marakwet County Assembly to the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. I further direct that the Clerk circulates the Resolution, as received from the Elgeyo-Marakwet County Assembly to all Senators so that you may familiarise yourselves with its contents. Thank you. Next Order."
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