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    "id": 1340527,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mt. Elgon, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fred Kapondi",
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    "content": "There is the issue that my senior, Hon. Farah, has raised. Adding organised militia can also assist organised locals because the area is vast. You cannot overwhelmingly depend on the security services on the ground to sort out the mess. You may be surprised that in a majority of the cases, security agencies also contribute to the problem. I have been raising some of these issues in Committee meetings. The security personnel posted to some of these areas are facing disciplinary action. If someone with a disciplinary case or who has a problem with alcoholism is posted to these areas, what kind of security are they going to provide? They will obviously be part of the problem. We need an urgent solution to prevent this problem from recurring every now and then. We should not be seated here lamenting instead of providing solutions. I would suggest, in the affirmative, that when disappearances happen in rural areas, that is a signal of failure on the part of security to sort out the mess. We, therefore, need to do something urgently. Colleagues from the north eastern part of Kenya need to take advantage of the Government initiatives for locals to be in the forefront of leading the security sector in this country. We should stop lamenting and find solutions to put this thing in the back burner. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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