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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister in his Minsterial Statement to address some of these issues. For example, why were the livestock rounded up from innocent civil servants, Government workers and leaders, instead of targeting the cattle rustlers? I would like the Minister to explain to us how the Government of Kenya could hand over the property of its nationals to Ugandans without involving the people whose livestock was taken. The Minister should also inform this House why the decision taken was unilateral and why there was no meeting called to address these issues before the livestock was confiscated. I would also like to ask the Minister to tell this House how come just weeks before, the Pokot were raided by the same armed people from Uganda who drove away cattle and killed a Kenyan and the Government did nothing about this incident. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this exercise that I am talking about, in my view, was calculated to deprive the Pokot of their livestock and kick them out of Trans Nzoia District where they were grazing. That is what I would like to hear the Minister involve himself in because this is a very deliberate thing. For example, there was a Local Council (LC)-Vice-Chairman from Uganda who came to receive Kenyan cattle and there was no Chairman of the Pokot County Council or somebody from West Pokot who was present. So, there was a deal between the Kenya Government, Army and the Police with Ugandans excluding the people of West Pokot District. So, I would like to know why this high-handed collusion with Uganda took place. We still want our livestock which was taken to Uganda. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to say that at the time when the Pokot pleaded, the Government up to now has not explained where this livestock is kept in Uganda, who has them and when they will be returned. There is a lot of suffering on the ground and I think the sooner this matter is resolved, the better for all of us and for the security in the area. July 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2347 Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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