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    "id": 1401921,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jematiah Sergon",
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    "content": "As a Member of Parliament, my request to the Government is to take time and show goodwill to this menace, once and for all. The other time, we saw the Government taking time to fight the illicit brew menace. We mobilised a lot of resources and called on leaders to take charge, close shops, arrest people and stop bars from selling illicit brew. That is business. I just wish the same energy and effort could be used to stop this problem. I want to give an example of what happens when I go to drink, even if it is an illicit brew. I walk into a club, sit down, order my beer and drink one, two, or three bottles, probably up to morning. If I do the same the following day, I will become addicted to it and that is when I will realise that it is a problem. What about a mother who is sitting in her house, or a farmer or a pastoralist who is taking care of his cows and is ambushed, attacked, thrown out of his home and all his wealth or cows are driven away and no one talks about it? It is one thing for the Government to say that they will take care of our problems, but it is another to see how we will take care of victims of banditry. Someone said that communities are not supposed to be accused of being criminals. However, many criminals originate from communities. It is the prerogative of the community to take the initiative to control such incidents. For instance, when the Mungiki were terrorising everyone in Nairobi and central provinces, the Kikuyu community had to stop that menace. The Somali community did the same with the Al Shaabab . Similarly, the Pokot community should take charge and take up the challenge to eradicate this problem. Lastly, I want to tell the President that the Tugen and other communities that are affected by this menace really wish and hope that this problem will be sorted this time round."
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