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    "id": 253289,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Konchelah",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 322,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Sitelu Konchella",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if this House can set a budgetary process where one battalion per year is removed from Nairobi and taken where they are needed, we will create peace forever in this country. One of the things that I know from my military background is that when there is a crisis, it is the generals to sit down, create a training syllabus for a specific mission. The specific mission we have is not a war that needs tanks or jet fighters. We just need rapid and decisive attacks on the enemy, most of who are simple people who are holding small firearms. I would urge the Minister for Defence, in conjunction with the Minister of State, Office of the President in charge of Internal Security, to sit and create a defence force of just one battalion of the army, combined with police and GSU, to be trained for three months and deploy them there. That way, we will sort out the issue of Pokots, Samburu and Ethiopia forever. The officers are there, sitting idle in the barracks, waiting to go for peace missions outside Kenya. Why should the whole world praise us for peacekeeping when we cannot keep peace in our own country? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me refer to Trans Mara District. There are other issues causing problems there apart from politics. We have lost more than 2,000 head of cattle in the district to Tanzania. These raids are being carried out by people who simply want to cause chaos in that place. There are well known politicians who are organising the feuds among clans. As a result, the Siria and Moitanik communities are fighting. As of yesterday, more than 700 head of cattle had been stolen. The people who are doing it have guns. We have reported this to the police and made statements to them. We also know who the culprits are, but they are being protected by senior police officers in this Government. I wonder why we should be in the Government, when nobody can listen to what we say, and yet we are the leaders. It is a pity! We must sit as leaders and decide forever that we can run this country and ensure security and peace for our people. My people are suffering, because those who have guns are firing at vehicles as they drive in the area, because nobody is there to protect us. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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