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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Motion. Yesterday, in this House, we debated a Motion brought by one of our colleagues, arising from insecurity in some part of this country. Those of us who come from areas where there is serious insecurity, receive reports daily. Some time we receive reports on insecurity after every three hours. Those of us from those areas need time to go and discuss how best we can resolve those issues. One of the causes of insecurity is dispute between communities. It is for us leaders to sit down with the people and agree on the way forward, as we continue to plead with the Government to give us the necessary support. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this afternoon, I received a letter from the Minister of State for August 7, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2471 Provincial Administration and Internal Security, inviting me and other hon. Members from the North Rift, for a meeting to be held on Thursday, next week, to discuss how best the issue of insecurity can be dealt with. This confirms the seriousness of this issue in areas where there is cattle rustling. So, whereas there is peace and harmony in some constituencies, in some areas, there is serious insecurity. In my Baringo North Constituency, there is serious insecurity. So, I need more time to sit with my people and our neighbouring communities, starting with the Pokots, so that we can forge the way forward. I also need to go and prepare for the meeting that is coming up next week. It is important for people to know that we are not supporting this Motion so that we can go and rest. I heard an hon. Member say that hon. Members on the Government side want to go and rest, while they are in Nairobi. That is a very subjective statement. It is not true. I want to speak for myself, for instance, that I travel to my constituency every weekend to address the challenges facing my people. So, it is important for us to address this issue in a very objective manner, because it is for the benefit of our people that we go and discuss the issues affecting them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, we have promised Kenyans a new Constitution. We passed the Constitution of Kenya Review Bill. We are supposed to give time to the relevant Departmental Committee of this House to come up with recommendations, so that when we finally come back, we can be able to pass that law and give our people and the country a new Constitution. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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