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    "id": 1558673,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1558673/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ijara, NAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdi Ali Abdi",
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    "content": "scattered or driven deep into the Boni Forest, further threatening the survival of the affected families, whose livelihoods depend entirely on livestock. This incident has caused anxiety in the community, highlighting concerns about the use of force by security personnel and the need for a more nuanced approach to addressing security challenges in the region. Nomadic pastoralists in northern Kenya have traditionally relied on various grazing routes during droughts, hence criminalising their movement and responding with excessive force undermines their dignity, rights and security, leaving them vulnerable and exposed. They now fear and feel betrayed not from external sources but from Government forces that they trusted for protection and support over the years whenever they faced severe drought. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on the following"
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