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    "id": 1547386,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moiben, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Phylis Bartoo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for this opportunity to give my contribution. Even though I do not come from the region where security is a problem, I live in the neighbouring county and therefore, can also give my input. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Chapter 14 of our Constitution clearly stipulates about national security. In the Report by the Committee, there are indications that since 2023, the Government has been putting a lot of effort to improve the security situation in those counties. However, banditry is still a challenge. Sometimes, I wonder why we continuously, have security issues yet the same people who are fighting are our voters. They vote in a Member of County Assembly, Member of Parliament, Senator and Woman Representative. What happens? What makes these people fight continuously, yet they come together to elect leaders. At the beginning of this year, we visited Hon. Kangogo Bowen’s Constituency, Marakwet East. When you visit those regions, you wonder whether you are still in Kenya because of the marginalisation. They have water shortage; the road network is a problem and the schools are underdeveloped. Such scenarios make people feel disadvantaged, and possibly, why they start fighting each other. I thank the leaders from those regions. They have really tried. Some have tried putting up schools. We visited a medical training college in Marakwet East worth Ksh100 million. We looked at the situation and acknowledged that Member of Parliament really tried. Putting up an institution of that magnitude in that area will at least, make the people feel they are still in Kenya, and that the Government cares. The findings made by the Committee must be implemented to the letter. For instance, in their findings, it was clear that there were inadequate security personnel in those regions. We should resource the Ministry to employ more personnel. The police service should be enriched. We should train them and post them to those regions to man them 24 hours until that time when everybody will relax. Otherwise, as the Member from Baringo North has said, there is no enforcement. The security personnel are present, but their lack of active participation in fighting banditry becomes problematic. We have resources to develop the neglected parts of Kenya. We should allocate more resources to road networks in those regions. We should distribute electricity. We should ensure that the regions are well established so that people can relax. If we continue discussing security issues in boardrooms and big offices without acting, we will continue witnessing these scenarios. As leaders, we should come together and speak in one voice. We should not incite our people to fight each other yet we are all Kenyans. Why would anyone incite their people to fight other people in a neighbouring county or constituency? What benefit would they gain? Do we still have inhumane people that want to see bloodshed, women suffering and children not going to school?"
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