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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Haji",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Defence and Acting Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, in response to the question raised by hon. Affey as to why no arrests have been made, it was in my Statement at the beginning that so far, arrests have not been made but an investigation is being carried out. This morning at 7.30 a.m., in my office, I summoned the Commissioner of Police and the Permanent Secretary and told them that there is no way people can fight and people die and nobody is being arrested. Therefore, I have said that investigations should be carried out immediately. One person is alleged to have carried people in a vehicle. I said that if that vehicle cannot be found, the owner should be traced and arrested. Therefore, we are waiting to see what is going to happen with the police. With regard to the question raised by hon. Duale, I dispute that 60 people have been killed in the last one week. But even one person is killed is a serious matter. Everybody in this House should know that people in the north including some parts of the Rift Valley, have a lot of illegal firearms. Where people used to fight with sticks and hands, they are now fighting using AK 47. Therefore, that is how these kinds of things happen away from the police and even away from the administration. For example, Lagdera where this happened is not more than 66 kilometres away from Wajir Police Station. However, that is not a good reason not to arrest those who perpetrated those kinds of actions. With regard to the question raised by hon. Bahari and also my sister, hon. Shebesh, the biggest problem in this country is boundary disputes. The same thing that hon. Shebesh is raising about Godhana’s constituency and my constituency, Tana River, which is a national resource, is seven kilometers away from Ijara and people are not allowed to access the water. That is why people keep on quarrelling and fighting. When the Ligale’s Commission was looking into the issue of boundaries, we asked them to look into it and they said that it was not under their mandate. The IEBC also said this is not in its mandate. The matter has gone to court and the court has deferred it. Therefore, it is a national issue which needs to be handled very decisively. I cannot do anything on the constitutional boundaries, but if I am going to remain in this Ministry, I will make sure that the administration boundaries, which are verified by the surveyors, are implemented even if it means arresting Members of Parliament, I will do that."
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