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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also stand here to support this Motion. I want to say a few things. Indeed, our KDF are heroes of this country. They have done us proud by working tirelessly to eliminate one of the militia groups that has given this country and its people a lot of problems. However, I want my colleagues who are here today; the Minister of State for Defence, the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to realize that the same solutions we have applied to the militia group in Somalia and to the militia group that was building up in Mt. Elgon, should be the same solution that should be applied to all other militia groups. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, within our borders, we have militia groups that have become so chronic in the form of cattle rustlers. I want both the Minister of State for Defence and the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security to listen to this. The same vigor that the Cabinet, which unfortunately I do not sit in, has taken to enter into Somalia and take a decision to use taxpayers’ funds to eliminate that militia and stabilize the neighbour so that Kenya can remain in peace, let them put that same effort to those militia groups; particularly the cattle rustlers in the north. That is because they have been a major pain to all of us. I know the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security will tell you that they, themselves alone, have been unable to tackle that problem. About 15 years ago, when our Armed Forces got involved and engaged the cattle rustlers, the northern parts of Kenya rested for almost 17 years to 18 years without any incidents. However, after they quit and let the police take over, that problem has remained with us. I would really encourage the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security to take up this matter in the Cabinet so that, after Somalia, let us deal with the local cattle rustlers who are militia groups and have become a power onto themselves. That should be the next phase. Secondly, I will really urge that the famous Suguta Valley, where we have lost so many senior officers of this Government and is notorious for cattle rustling--- We have told the KDF, through the Minister of State for Defence, to open up a training school inside there. Let us harden our boys and girls in the forces so that, in future, they will be hardened to tackle all kinds of problems that will come up. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to notify the same Ministries of the following: We had a problem of incursions from Ethiopia the other day in Todonyang. We have a problem that might come up again in the Ilemi Triangle. Of course, we have the famous problem of Migingo, I want the same Ministries, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to tackle these issues before they become a much bigger problem. Let these matters be resolved diplomatically. If they are issues to do with the borders, let them be resolved much earlier. Let us not leave them to deteriorate to a point where we will be forced to engage our young men and women in something that we should have resolved much earlier. Lastly, I am also learning that the deployments in Somalia; majority of our men and women who are in Somalia are mostly the ones they recruited from northern Kenya. Can we balance this because when we were doing recruitment in the country, we did it in every county?"
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