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    "content": "permit the unauthorized movement of vehicles beyond the curfew hours, we would be happy to get the information even on a confidential basis. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, apart from the ongoing security operation, the Government has taken additional measures to address insecurity issues within Turkana County. They include but are not limited to the following- First, we are encouraging communities to develop and foster a culture of peace. No amount of security hardware, no amount of hard enforcement can replace the sustainability that comes with community-generated peace-building activities. Therefore, we are encouraging that. We have already changed the security personnel in that general area in the last two months. The last posting order that I made was for the chairpersons of county security teams, who are the county commissioners. You have seen in North Rift we have done some redeployment. The same applies to county police commanders, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) coordinators, and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) coordinators in those counties. We have made some personnel changes to encourage a mix of both the hard enforcement measures and also peace-building measures, especially through National Government Administrative Officers (NGAO). We have seen an improvement after the last personnel deployment changes. Secondly, sensitizing the communities to embrace other forms of livelihoods because a single approach to livestock as the source of livelihood is the reason why this problem has persisted. Thirdly, we are discouraging herders from settlements within the Turkana South Game Reserve because this is where bandits are hiding, pretending to be herders looking for pasture. The attacks that we have had on the Kitale-Kapenguria- Lokichar-Lodwar Highway, the hideout for these criminals, the planning of the attacks and the retreat after the attack has always been in the Turkana South Game Reserve, which we want to clean up through a special security operation to make it inaccessible. Then, we can have durable peace and security in that area, especially along that beautiful road that connects our country with the neighboring South Sudan. We have continuously increased the recruitment, training and deployment of National Police Reservists. We are also increasing the strength of regular and special forces within the security and law enforcement officials. We are also engaging in stakeholder engagement. As we continue to stabilize the incidents of insecurity, we will involve other stakeholders, including civil society, religious organizations and political leaders, to support what the security agencies are doing. Once more, I am proud of the political leadership of Turkana and West Pokot counties. About a year ago, we had a very turbulent patch in terms of our relationship as security managers and as elected leaders. However, it is now healing because the issues that were dividing us have been addressed. I am getting a lot of support from political leaders from the West Pokot and Turkana counties. Therefore, I submit."
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