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    "id": 382408,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hargura",
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I rise to support this important Motion and also thank the Mover for bringing it. Madam Temporary Speaker, insecurity in northern Kenya has been so rampant that it has reached a point where it is taken to be a normal occurrence. But the earlier we address it, the better. This Motion could be a better way of addressing it because it is a matter of how quickly the security personnel can respond to any incident. As has been said, there is a challenge of the number of security personnel and terrain. But it is made worse by the lack of means of communication. For example, if you are to move from Maralal in Samburu to Lodwar, which is just across, you have to come down to Nakuru and then go up again. If you want to travel from Isiolo to Moyale, it is just one way. If you are to travel from Marsabit to Wajir, you basically have to go back to Isiolo and then go up. So, those areas are not connected at all in terms of the road network. So, if somebody committed some cattle rustling between Marsabit and Wajir, he cannot be intercepted by road. You have to maybe follow him on foot. So, the cattle rustlers are having a field day because if they take off, then there is no way of following them up. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a timely Motion that will enable us improve the security situation. As it was stated by the Senator for Turkana, actually, the security part has always been with the Provincial Administration. The funding comes through the District Commissioner (DC) and he is the one to ask the District Works Officer or District Roads Engineer where they think he can use the money for security roads. Actually, it should be under the Ministry of Roads. Likewise, it is the DC who handles the funds for the airstrips. We do not know whether it will be done better under the devolved governments. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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