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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The problem we are discussing here is very serious. When hon. Members started contributing on this issue, I thought they would have seen the seriousness of it. Exchange of bitter words will not solve any problem, but it will only escalate it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this situation should not be seen in isolation. It is an indication of what may happen and, which has happened before, when we are approaching general elections. The Government and the people of Kenya should resolve the land issue in this country if they want to live in peace. We know some lands are de-gazetted while others are not. In this kind of situation, we expect the same problem to arise. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the problem in Darfur started in the same way. Things happened exactly the way they are happening now in Mt. Elgon District. We thank God because we were able to resolve the same problem in Laikipia District. Even now, I believe we can find a lasting solution to problem of Mt. Elgon. We have Ministries created to take care of this problem. We have the Ministry of Lands and the Ministry of State, For Administration and National Security. The latter comes in after the matter has been messed up by land allocation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if this land was just a problem between the two families, it would have been solved amicably. The two families would not fight and involve the whole village. It is a matter which ought to have been resolved immediately by the administration and opinion leaders in the area. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to look into this matter. We are told that there are many areas in which to expect the same problem to occur. We are sitting and watching. It is a fact that there are people who would be happy to see a crisis because it will help them advance politically. That is happening all over. However, if one creates problems, so that he be elected, I wonder whether he worships the right God. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when there is a political crisis, there is always a warlord somewhere. So, when it was mentioned here, everybody wanted to stand up because something had been mentioned in the name of a warlord. Warlords are all over the place. What would you call a politician who supports wars or crisis in their own area? They are warlords! I think it is high time we matured from this primitive way of politics. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when political issues arise, for example, when this matter started, I am sure that the sub-chief and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer who is there, noted and realised that something was happening. But whether the report is taken seriously, is a question that we need to ask ourselves. I have been in charge of internal security before, and I know that at no time can a situation arise from anywhere without the full knowledge of those who are in the Government, unless they are working to sabotage that Government. It is important, and we must know as politicians, that when politics take the height that it has taken in this country, we must always expect--- With those few remarks, I beg to support. 368 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 4, 2007"
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