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    "content": "got out, resisted, got hold of two of the thugs and lynched them. I salute those courageous villagers. Four days later, another gang of thugs raided a village within Bungoma Town next to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). They attacked a private school owned by a former Member of Parliament of Sirisia called John Munyasia and injured six children who are in hospital now. Mr. Speaker, Sir, after that, they moved to Busia, a county represented by Sen. Wako and terrorized five villages leaving two people dead and scores injured and are in hospital. Some of the injured are being given specialized treatment at the Moi Referral Hospital, Eldoret. Others are in hospitals in Bungoma and Busia. In fact, in Bungoma, two wards were evacuated for the exclusive use of the victims of these attacks. One asks; why this sudden wave of violence? You will hear people casually say that this is political. We have gone to elections since Independence and apart from the post-election clashes of 2007 and the land clashes of 1991/1992, in Western Province, we have had no cases of people turning against each other. Of course, we have the exclusive case of Mt. Elgon which was different. We want to urge, as a Senate, the Government agencies responsible for security to provide adequate provisions to protect wananchi and their properties. I want to thank the Head of State in his speech when he acknowledged that Kenya is the least policed state in the world. The ratio of police to the citizenry is very low. This can be explained. Bungoma County with close to two million people has only 40 policemen. We also find that the stations there have no equipment. There are no vehicles and if you talk to the police sometimes, they tell you that some criminals are better armed than them. This is replicated in many parts of the country like Baragoi, Lamu and Tana River. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to urge that as a Senate, as the custodians of the interests of counties, if our counties are going to compete for economic development, and I want to see in a few years a county like Marsabit competing with Mombasa in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contributions or a county like Kisumu competing with Nairobi in GDP contribution. This can only be done when there is peace and security. I urge that the Government takes full responsibility for what has happened, compensate the victims of this violence, pay their hospital bills, take stock and provide adequate policing in all parts of this country. Where there are inadequate police men and women, we can move to community policing and have reservists who can help communities to protect themselves 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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