GET /api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1504345/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1504345,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1504345/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 256,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Pokot County, KUP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rael Kasiwai",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for pronouncing my name correctly. It is Kasiwai Rael. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the security situation in Chesegon area, located on the border between Elgeyo-Marakwet and West Pokot Counties. The Chesegon area has for long experienced periods of insecurity with recurring incidents of violence and banditry attacks. The recent conflicts along the Pokot-Marakwet border have particularly devastated the Cheptulel area, resulting in the closure and desertion of essential facilities, including schools and hospitals. Consequently, the residents of Chesegon area have been forced to vacate their homes due to persistent security concerns that have plagued the region. The current situation has led to abandonment of homes, which continue to deteriorate, severely impacting the lives and livelihoods of the thousands of residents in that area. While the Government has commendably undertaken renovation of local schools in the area, those facilities remain unutilised as families have relocated due to the prevailing insecurity. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following: 1. A report on the Government’s awareness of the displacement of residents in the Chesegon area, including an assessment of the number of displaced households and individuals from the region and their current location. 2. Plans by the Government, if any, to provide building materials and support to displaced residents to facilitate the reconstruction of their homes and strengthen community resilience. 3. Long-term strategies to address and permanently resolve the persistent insecurity issues and cross-border conflicts in the region. 4. The status of the establishment of the army camp in Sokotou area in the region, which was intended to help reduce insecurity in the region. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
}