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"content": "Constitution demands that public participation must be carried out by any public official or any institution that is making a decision. So, we will conclude that process. I am hopeful possibly before the end of the year, we will have another cohort. Again, broadly for the country, not just for Samburu County, because our obligation as a nation, is to carry everybody along. Finally, my senior, the Senator for Siaya County, Sen. Oburu Odinga, has raised two issues. The first one he asked about was on Usigu sub-county, which is supposed to create an additional sub-county within the larger Bondo sub-county. By the way, Bondo is one of the largest sub-counties we have in the country in terms of population and very deserving case. I had scheduled to go and operationalize the Usigu sub-county last month when I was doing countrywide tours of various counties for security duties. However, I think the MP was away and there was a logistical issue. As such, I said it is good for all the parties to consult, and we will reschedule a date for the operationalization of Usigu any time that all the parties are ready. Normally, operationalization of our sub-counties is a public event. We like involving all stakeholders unlike our other security operational tours which we take without telling anybody. We have been bashed by very many of our friends who ask why we visit without telling them? Over time, I think they have agreed with us. Sometimes, when it is an operational trip, we are not in a position, first of all, to tell anybody, let alone the elected leader, even for our safety. Secondly, it is not possible, for some of the things we do, to have the public with us. However, whenever we have a community event like operationalizing a sub-county, as security managers, we make sure we inform everyone. Members of the public come so that we are all together. The distinguished Senator for Siaya, we will do that for Usigu in the shortest time possible. We are ready. The budget has already been aligned to reflect that. Finally, regarding the Ndira issue, I have seen one of the reports from my daily security briefs. Every morning, we have daily briefs and threat assessments. I think that general area, parts of Vihiga, and the boundary between Kakamega and Siaya, there are many criminal groups who are perpetuating violent crime, stock theft, most peculiarly. They steal one cow and another. If you add the cows stolen in that area, within a week, you find that it is like 150, but each cow was stolen separately. We are asking ourselves, what is the difference between this and what is happening in North Rift? In the North Rift, there will be one raid of 100 cows. Here, it is many raids, but in instalments. However, the total is the same. We are taking action, Sen. Oburu. The issue of youth who are organized to commit a crime, either by themselves or by other people, is of concern to us. If we do not tame that tight, many countries, which have gone that route, have found it impossible to reverse it. Even among political leaders, please, those of us who are festering groups of people who are using violence to perpetuate whatever outcomes, you are endangering our national security; stop it. We will be very brutal. Last week, we saw what happened in Kisii and this goes across the board. We saw politicians from the Kenya Kwanza group and politicians from the Azimio group; it is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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