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    "id": 1488066,
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    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I state as follows: On 25th July 2024, about five armed Turkana bandits raided Nadome Village, with the aim of stealing livestock, but were repulsed by the National Police Reservists (NPRs). However, as the bandits fled towards Lorogon, they shot and killed two women, Ms. Chemket Long’olenyang and Ms. Cheposangil Rengeyei, who were engaging in small-scale gold mining activities in the nearby valley. The police officers responded to the scene and in pursuit of the bandits, but no arrests were made. The bodies of the deceased were moved to Kapenguria County Referral Hospital for preservation and post-mortem. The bodies were later released to the families for burial. The case is still pending under investigation by the writing of this Report. The Government has taken the following measures to strengthen the capacity of security personnel: 1. Deployed 50 NPRs officers within the area. 2. Revitalised the peace committees, which bring together elders from both communities to formulate means of sustainable peace and security in the area. On issue number three, the Government has taken several measures to address the recurring banditry attack to enhance security in Kacheliba Constituency and, in this case, the entire valley region: 1. Intensifying police visibility through patrols. 2. Sensitisation of the members of public. 3. Engaging the political class across the ethnic divides and imploring on them to enhance peaceful co-existence. 4. Sustaining coordination of NPRs to enhance their supervision and effectiveness in their operations. 5. Collaboration with the various stakeholders, including local leaders and Non- Governmental Organisations, to coordinate meetings between communities that are living along the borders. 6. Sustaining joint security meetings along the borders. 7. Organising major security operations whenever there is an incident."
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