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    "content": "officers in the area. The question is: Which region or village is next? I come from Trans Nzoia and I would not be surprised that the next move may be there. Given what has happened, I am calling upon the Government to act. This is something that has to be arrested. Most of the time, the officers come to rescue these poor defenseless citizens in vehicles. You cannot drive in the night to go and rescue somebody with headlights on. The criminals will go the opposite direction. As leaders from this region, we demand that the Government deploys a helicopter, so that in case of an attack, there is quick response and the helicopter can scare away these people. Firstly, as hon. Wamunyinyi has mentioned, many people have died and they have to be buried. We are asking the Government to take responsibility and burry our dead. Secondly, there are very many people in hospital including my sister-in-law who has been in the ICU in Eldoret and requires about Kshs400,000. We are asking the Government to take care of that. Thirdly, as demanded by hon. Wamunyinyi, we also want to have a total overhaul of the security personnel in the area. When you reshuffle and overhaul the security officers, the wananchi will have some confidence that something is being done. The criminals will also be scared because there will be new people in the area. Some officers have stayed there for more than ten years. What can they do? In fact, some of them drink and dine with some of these criminals. These are people from our community. Fourthly, given the situation, there are those who are unable to look after their families. We are demanding that the Government takes over some of the hospital bills. As I have mentioned, many people are hospitalized, including my sister-in-law, Mrs. Jane Simiyu Festus who is in the ICU and we are unable to pay these bills. The Government should have protected the citizens. Therefore, I demand that the Government should assist us to pay the hospital bills. Lastly but not least, some of these people are the bread winners of their families. They have school fees to pay and other expenses. The Government should take stock of those who have been killed and those who are critically hurt and in hospital, so that it can assist our people. Above all, Bungoma has four districts which are served by one Land Rover. Can the officers be everywhere using one vehicle? They cannot. The security personnel should be provided with more logistics. This happens deep in the night. The Government should provide a helicopter to patrol the area like they did in the Tana Delta. They patrolled the area at night using helicopters. The situation is critical in western Kenya and as I have said, we do not know what will happen next. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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