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    "id": 1418790,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "On this particular issue of Sondu, I want to first appreciate the Cabinet Secretary for the steps he took at the height of that difficult time. He intervened during that season when there were clashes in Sondu. I would like to request him if he can confirm to this House whether there are plans to make the General Service Unit (GSU) camp that he has referred to, to be in existence on a permanent basis, given this is an area of high potential threat. Every time there are either political disagreements or otherwise. If we can have that GSU camp permanently there, then it would deter people who are known to commit acts of violence or theft. Apart from the clashes that are of a political nature, within the same vicinity there are challenges also of cattle rustling on the boundaries of Kericho and Kisumu. Therefore, it would serve us well in providing calm and peace in the region if this GSU camp could be permanently located in that location. Finally, is to request the Cabinet Secretary to now go the full-hog. Apart from restoring calm militarily, which has been done by the use of police, there is a need to pacify the area by engaging elders and local leaders, which is a promise he had made to us when he visited at that time. One of the issues that continue to cause problems is a market that the County Government of Kericho built, but up to date, they are not able to allocate traders to use the market or collect cess, yet, they used resources to build the market. Therefore, the people on the Kericho side continue to feel hard done that the county government put up a market from which, unfortunately, they are not able to collect rates. This is something that causes animosity. I would like to find out from the Cabinet Secretary if there are plans to move this conversation on peace beyond police intervention and get it to the level of community integration, so that we can have either elders or leaders meet to make commitments. I am aware that at least at the county government level, something is being done between the Governor of Kericho and the Governor of Kisumu. I saw a press release last week. However, we still feel there is a need for a deeper understanding and well- organized interaction between the two communities, so that we can bury this challenge once and for all. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for indulging me."
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