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    "id": 1229473,
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    "speaker_name": "Laikipia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jane Kagiri",
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    "content": "That said, we would also have to put in a lot of consideration to what has been mentioned by the Members who had spoken earlier. First, we need to consider BATUK activities. We have had situations such as fires in the Loldaiga. We also have the issue of Agnes Wanjiru. As a leader hailing from Laikipia, I feel this should be observed and justice must be delivered to Agnes’s family. In regard to employment, we appreciate the very great initiatives that BATUK has brought to Laikipia County. It is good to mention that, as they get trained in the various camps in Laikipia County, there is consideration that needs to be given to the people from Nanyuki. This is because Nanyuki hosts the main offices of the British Army, but they go to train in the outskirts of Nanyuki Town. It is said that the locals in those areas are the ones who are supposed to be involved in the trainings, but opportunities are denied to the people in Nanyuki town, Thingithu Ward. Those issues need to be considered. Having said that, we also benefit a lot from BATUK while they are in Laikipia County. First, the economy is doing well because they rent our houses. Currently, they have occupied around 103 houses in Laikipia. They also help in repairing our roads. They are involved in providing water and they have drilled many boreholes in Laikipia County as well as water conservation, especially in this rainy season. On employment, we have many of our people working there. I must appreciate them especially on the casuals working there. The skilled labourers are paid Ksh1300 per day, while the unskilled ones are paid Ksh800, which is good. I also appreciate that during the COVID period, our people were paid throughout. I will not complete without appreciating that this year, this term in particular, all the sanitary towels I am supplying to our girls’ students in Laikipia County have been provided by the British Army. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those remarks, I beg to support the ratification of the Agreement between Kenya and the United Kingdom on Defence Co-operation. Thank you."
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