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    "id": 1401923,
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    "speaker_name": "Samburu North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Letipila Eli",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion of Adjournment by the Member for Laikipia North, Hon. Sarah Korere. I really feel for her just as I feel for all Members from the North Rift who are affected by this menace of insecurity. I come from Baragoi in Samburu North. We are currently marking 30 years of gang- related cattle rustling in that part of the country. Many voices have spoken about the vice in this House. The fact that we are still talking about this issue on the Floor of this House is an indictment on the Government of the Republic of Kenya. People are still being killed and families are still being traumatised 30 years down the road. You have heard from the Women Representative of Isiolo County, Hon. Korere, Hon. Jematiah and every Member who has stood up to speak on the Floor of this House. We are talking about fresh killings. We lost over 105 people in Samburu during the past year. I lost an elected leader, a Member of the County Assembly (MCA), a month or so ago. Since the killing of the late Hon. Paul Leshimpiro, the MCA for Ang’ata Nanyekie Ward in Samburu North Constituency, we have not seen any concrete action being taken by the Government to bring to book those who killed him. We have not seen any concrete action to inspire confidence in the communities which live there. Schools in that part of the country did not close early because the school term ended, but because of insecurity. Children in the following three schools do not go to school any more: Angata Nanyukie, Ngabai and Soitpus primary schools. They fear to go there. At Soitpus Primary School, a teacher and cook were shot in the evening. There were no cows in the school. People went there and shot them. That is the kind of terror that is visited upon the communities in the North Rift and parts of Samburu County. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support the sentiments by Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri that this is a very small matter, if the Government is serious. For instance, in the once infamous Baragoi, we have lived in relative peace over the past one and half years. This is because the Government came out strongly and partnered with elected leaders and communities. Specialised units, who supported community-led peace initiatives, were also sent to that area. I recommend that we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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