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    "id": 1427571,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to reply to this Motion. It has been on our Order Paper for a very long time. When I got indisposed, I was unable to finalise. This Motion received overwhelming support from Members of this House. Out of all Members who spoke to this Motion, nobody opposed it. All Members who supported this Motion justified that banditry and cattle rustling have become a serious challenge of insecurity in our country. Every Member supported that banditry and cattle rustling should be declared a national disaster. Some Members also agreed with the need to establish a Fund to facilitate compensation of victims of banditry and cattle rustling. When moving this Motion, I demonstrated that this menace has caused a lot of suffering. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are talking about several Kenyans in seven counties, that is, Baringo, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Turkana, West Pokot, Isiolo, Marsabit, and even Laikipia who have become Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their own land; not because they do not have somewhere to stay, but because they have been evicted by force. The socio-economic and political rights guaranteed by the Constitution have also been denied to the Kenyan people affected by this menace. Schools, hospitals and all other social amenities have been destroyed. I was able to justify population displacement when moving this Motion, So, my aim today is to reply. I also explained to the nation and this House why this menace of banditry and cattle rustling is a national disaster. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in replying to this Motion now, allow me to say that when you look at the national policy for disaster management in Kenya, it defines disaster as; a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society, causing widespread human, material, economic and environmental losses, which exceeds the ability of the affected communities to cope using its own resources. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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