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    "id": 1230719,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Prof. Kithure Kindiki",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
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    "content": "With regard to administrative units, we will, again, prioritise. As asked by the Member for Isiolo, Member for Tiaty and a few other Members, insecurity is going to carry some weight in determining which of the pending sub-counties and other administrative units should take first preference even as we roll out to make sure that we operationalise all the gazetted administrative units in the next three years. Insecurity will be a big factor. That also answers the question raised by the Hon. Member for Rangwe. We will also factor in regional balance so that the first batch will have every region of Kenya represented, second, third and so forth on which is a very fair criterion that will be available for public information. There was also a question raised by the Member for Imenti Central, Hon. Kirima on drugs. This is a problem affecting many parts of our country. However, the big problem is in the larger Central Kenya. The Government has put in place a stakeholder roadmap generation programme to make sure that we get lasting solutions starting with Nyeri this Friday for about four to five counties. From there, we will go to Nakuru County and the South Rift counties, including Bomet, Kericho and Narok. After that, we will go to the Coast, where this problem is rampant. After that, we will come to the Eastern part of Mount Kenya region, which includes Meru County, Embu County, Tharaka Nithi County and we will go on. We also need to have a conference in Wajir because there is evidence and intelligence about transportation of hard drugs and narcotics from neighbouring countries through Moyale into Marsabit and sometimes through Wajir and then converging somewhere in Isiolo. Therefore, that place has a problem of drugs and psychotropic substances. We are going to roll out the programme nationwide and it will be more vicious than even the fight against bandits. This is because the danger to our country’s future and the generations to come as a result of these drugs and substances is costly. The consequences will live with us for a very long time. So, we are going to be vicious and ensure that we tackle this problem. The other question was again raised by the Member for Tiaty Constituency on roadblocks and exclusion of certain market centres. I would like to inform the House that I will be reviewing the orders on Friday. I, therefore, encourage the Member to submit his request to the Office by close of business tomorrow because by midnight on Friday, I will be reviewing some of these orders to adjust depending on the experience that we have had and the feedback that we are getting. We will accommodate any legitimate request that helps us not to stifle the economy but at the same time, not to expose the country to security threats. The Member for Galole raised issues about Tana River. It is true that the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and National Administration made commitments about KPRs in Tana River but I have told you why up to now we have not deployed them. It is because of budgetary constraints but when I visit Tana River within the next two weeks, we will find a way of, perhaps, giving you a small number even as we wait for the June Budget to be able to give you a full deployment."
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