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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do understand them. We should not be reduced to a talking show in this country. Every now and then, whenever there is a problem, we adjourn the business of the House to discuss the security problem, and shortly after showing a lot of concern that we are going to address issues, nothing happens. After some killings, like what is happening in Mandera currently--- Is it because that area is far-flung, and there is no media attention and so nobody is bothered about it? If the police, who are mandated by law to take charge of our internal security, are overwhelmed by the insecurity in the country, why can the Government not deploy the military to those areas? There is no secret about this; the Arid and Semi-Arid Areas (ASALs), or the pastoralist areas, have been left on their own. These are vast areas that require critical monitoring. The Government has always been saying that it is on top of things whenever insecurity erupts in parts of the country. But that is not demonstrated by the speed at which they move to contain situations. For instance in Mt. Elgon, there are thousands of security personnel, and I am happy that security has been restored in Mt. Elgon, but why can the same not be done in other areas? What is special in Mt. Elgon, where you over-concentrate because of insecurity. You have over-concentrated security forces, security has been restored, which is a good thing, but the Government is not prepared to do the same in pastoralist areas in this country. Does it mean that the pastoralists are not important? Are they not citizens of this country? Do they not pay taxes? Is their security not paramount or a concern of our State agents? If, for instance, communities plan to raid each other, the magnitude of such a plan itself cannot go without catching the attention of security agents in the country. If, for instance, communities plan to raid one another, the magnitude itself cannot go without catching the attention of the security forces. But the security forces leave it to happen and then pretend by saying: \"We are in hot pursuit of the raiders. We have recovered 100 animals. We have killed three bandits.\" Thereafter, the story ends there. The Government should give full attention to all areas in this country. The military should be deployed in those vast areas so that, when the pastoralists are taking care of their animals, they do it in a secure environment. That way, our porous borders, where small and light weapons infiltrate into this country, can be checked. Otherwise, we shall be adjourning the business of the House to discuss insecurity every now and then. I request the Minister to take decisive action and take charge of the Ministry. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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