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    "id": 1379201,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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        "id": 13591,
        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "I, therefore, call upon my colleagues in this House that this is the moment. This is the time. This is the year. This is the day for innocent Kenyans who have suffered for close to 50 years and have been terrorised by a few bandits. I submit that the works of a bandit are like the works of a terrorist. What does a terrorist do? They kill. They maim. They destroy and displace the population. A bandit is a terrorist. We need to enhance punishment of a bandit to that of a terrorist, so that when we face a bandit, it is as good as facing a terrorist who plants mines on the road. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like it to be on record that Baringo, Samburu, and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties are bleeding. This is the moment. History will judge us harshly if we do not pass this Motion. I want to speak to my people in Baringo County. I am the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations of this House, but the only thing I can do is to recommend to the Government what to do. I can only advise the Department concerned on the measures to take to secure our people. I have done so with my Committee. We have spoken about what should be done in Baringo in terms of deploying the National Police Reservists (NPR). I thank the Government for giving us a few in those sub-counties. The Head of State has improved the roads for security purposes. Our prayer is that more security personnel are deployed there. The Army has also been deployed to those areas. Unfortunately, sometimes the operational aspect does not work. I call upon our Head of State who has shown love and concern for our country for a peaceful and united nation to continue with the desire and ensure that security agents in Baringo and seven other counties do their work. We must bring killings, maiming and displacement of our people to an end. Henceforth, this country shall be safe for all of us. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I request the Senator for Narok, whom I know is a pastoralist, to second this Motion. I thank you."
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