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"speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Although the hon. Member asserts that there is a high rate of insecurity, the Government can authoritatively state that the rate of crime in Mt. Elgon has, so far, drastically reduced in the recent past. That is after Operation Okoa Maisha and the setting up of four extra police stations, namely, Cheptais, Chepkube, Kaptama and Kapsiro. Further, eight police posts namely, Chepkonga, Kongit, Kibyeto, Sambocho, Kipsikioro, Kipsigon, Kaptaten and Kangagu were also set up across the district. The regular police are being assisted, in their effort to contain criminal activities, by the Administration Police and the General Service Unit (GSU) based in Kipsiyaron and Kipsigon. To an extent, we also have the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) police officers who are based at Chesikak. In the recent past, there has been no reported incident of cattle rustling in that particular district. Trans Nzoia District is equally adequately policed, even though there are reported incidents of cattle rustling. The Government has also set up three police posts, namely, Matisi, Geta and Kabolet. The ASTU and GSU officers are also stationed in areas which are notorious with incidents of cattle rustling namely, Kabolet, Munyaka, Bahati and Makutano. (b) Poverty has been a challenge for the Government since Independence. Consequent to this, the Government came up strategies to deal with the situation. Some of the strategies include Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 on Social Dimensions of Development Strategy, Economic Recovery Strategy and, more recently, Vision 2030. Other measures include the introduction of free primary and secondary education, Constituencies Development Fund, Local Authorities Transfer Fund, Women Enterprise Development Fund and Youth Enterprise Development Fund, among other initiatives. Those initiatives are helping all the regions to deal with poverty. It is hoped that if those funds are well utilised in the areas addressed by the hon. Member, poverty will reduce and, eventually, be eradicated. Thank you."
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