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    "id": 1547359,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": "Members from Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet counties, including Hon. Ng’elechei, can confirm that some recommendations, including creation of administrative units and operationalisation of others, have already taken place. This has helped a great deal. During the Presidential Address to the nation, it was reported that the entire North Rift and other parts of the country had experienced the fruits of the intervention by the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and the Kenya-Kwanza government. There is recorded a reduction of 70 per cent in insecurity, which is very commendable. Last week and last week but one, there were some incidents especially in Baringo North and Elgeyo Marakwet but we should appreciate, if we take a 360-degree outlook, the bigger picture. There is commendable reduction in insecurity in that region. To a larger extent, that is attributed to continued effort by the Ministry and security agencies. Modernisation has enabled security officers to have modern equipment which has given them more advantage in combating crimes. There are a lot of continuous development programmes, including opening up security roads in the affected regions. This should continue to be advanced. I do not want to belabour the point. The Vice-Chairman already said it all. Many of individual-county recommendations are captured in the Report. I call on all Members in this House to take time to study and read it. By going through it, you will look for ways in which leaders in those regions and in this country can play a role to make security a priority. For example, we should continue building schools to reduce the issue of illiteracy. Because of time, I will just mention a few general recommendations that the Committee indicated in the Report, which we were convinced that if addressed, can go a long way to help us combat…"
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