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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
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    "content": "Formal inauguration ceremonies will be held in the newly operationalised units. Full administrative functionality of the sub-counties is expected by July 2025 for the ones earmarked for this financial year. That answers the Question by Hon. Bashir. I have a date with him to visit Mandera County, particularly his constituency. In conclusion, the Ministry remains fully committed to strengthening national Government coordination and improving access to services through the timely operationalisation of administrative units. We recognise the importance of these structures in enhancing security, public service delivery and citizen participation. I request this House that when the budget for the 2025/2026 Financial Year is being considered, the Ksh2.5 billion we requested for operationalising these administrative units be duly considered. We would love to be up to date in operationalising all the gazetted administrative units before we can plan and make promises for the next financial year and beyond. We can do this together. We have resource constraints, but we can find resources through the budget process to operationalise all these sub-counties and ensure that people enjoy closer service delivery in various parts of the country. Hon. Speaker, in line with your direction, let me respond to the various questions by Members. Hon. Ruweida Mohamed had asked about the Mangai situation of 15th March 2025 and the sighting of some elements that went to Mangai Location and threatened the Chief. I will not say much because of the security situation that always obtains in the bordering country. However, security forces are fully seized of that matter. They have already done the needful to ensure that order is restored in Lamu County. As you know, we have a long-standing security operation in our border counties, including Lamu, Tana River, Wajir, and Mandera. We are seized of the matter, and our security officers have handled it very well. I do not expect any problem as had been broadcasted. It is also important for me to say to media houses to stop sensational reporting on security issues. Every country in the world puts security reporting on a different plane from any other political reporting. Sensationalisation of the security situation across our borders is not warranted. There has to be a proper following of protocols, just like other countries in the world do, especially where we are continuously at war with an enemy intended to harm our country. Our security officers have done exceptional work. Hon. Ruweida, I can also take this up with you offline. When the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security invites me to discuss this subject, we can do it in camera so that I can give more details on the work that has been done. Let me take advantage of this opportunity to say that I do not wish to engage in political games in terms of security issues. I am not seeking popularity. I am not seeking applause on these issues. Our security forces do a lot of work every day to avert any possibility of enemies who roam around our borders to get into other parts of the country and cause harm, as has happened before. Many of the things that security officers do go unreported. Even when irresponsible media provoke us in trying to force us to defend ourselves, we refuse because it is not our place to reveal what we have done and how we have thwarted certain things. I want to thank the Members of Parliament from all the border counties for the work we do together. I also thank the citizens of the same counties for the work they do to help us prevent a resurgence of acts of terrorism in order to keep our country safe. I thank our security officers for the sacrifices they make. Whenever we get casualties, it is because they make the greatest sacrifice to deal with any enemy who intends to cause harm to our country. On the Question of Mombasa and the panga boys, as asked by Hon. Zamzam, I went to Msambweni. I sat with the security forces early this year as soon as I was appointed to deal with gangs across the country. I made a public pronouncement, and we embarked on operations to deal with all criminal gangs from the panga boys at the Coast, Confirm, and Wa-TZ gangs in Nakuru, Characters in Matungu Constituency, to the Chinkororo in Kisii. We are on top of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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