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    "id": 186067,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 57,
        "legal_name": "Josephat Koli Nanok",
        "slug": "josephat-nanok"
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. It is, indeed, a sad moment in our history. I happen to be the Member of Parliament for that particular area where we have lost so many Kenyans. It is a tragedy that we ought to condemn in this House and the Government should act swiftly. I raised this issue when the cattle were stolen on 29th at a place called Riet in Lokori Division. On the 30th, I happened to be in the Minister's office discussing with the PS about the deteriorating security situation in my district, which basically covers 60 per cent of the entire district. When I got word about the massacre, I raised the issue with the Minister, the Provincial Commissioner and the Police Commissioner and asked them to take action. I asked them to go to an area called Kong'oloren which is 25 kilometres south west of the water point. It took three days before the Government could be able to dispatch the PPO Rift Valley to go to the scene. It took another five days before the provincial security team could be dispatched to move into the area. I happened to be in the team that visited the scene of the masacre. What happened there was tragic. We had 120 Turkana's, police reservists and herders. They were pursuing the livestock that had been stolen. When they got to this area that has rugged terrain, they were ambushed and scattered in different fields. Many of them got killed there. The PC and the provincial security team managed to find one dead body in a scene where the guide during the masacre took us to. We did not visit the entire site to confirm the dead bodies. They were strewn everywhere. Up to now, the Government has not made any effort to put security forces on the ground to confirm the number of people who were killed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think this is a huge act of connivance by the Government. The Minister might be involved but I believe the Police Commissioner had a bigger role to play in this 2378 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE August 6, 2008 for failing to act swiftly. Maybe this is because Turkana is very far away. Maybe it is because we have been marginalised for so many years. Maybe it is because we are being considered as second class citizens of this country. That is why no swift action was taken. I really feel very sad to stand infront of this House to talk about this. I hope that this House will condemn this act. Just like the post election conflict, these killings were just a trigger of a conflict that has been here for the last 20 years. This conflict between the Turkana's and the Pokot is about land, boundaries and resources. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, 60 per cent of the constituency I represent in this House is affected by insecurity. I remember in March when this House convened I said that my biggest challenge is insecurity. I brought to your attention the fact that I will try as much as possible to assist resolve this issue. We have a problem with the district boundaries with Baringo East, Kacheliba in Baringo North, Sigor, East Pokot---"
}