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    "content": "they are also available. They can be recruited from amongst retired administrators, retired police reservists, senior clan members and so on. These people can combat crimes very fast and very easily. Take for example the tribes which live across the border like the Maasais of Kenya and Tanzania, the Somalis, the Turkanas and the Tesos. These people criss-cross the border. It is only the elders who can know them because they have relatives across the border. Anytime there is a criminal, they can identify him fast. If they are given a token, problems across the border will be minimized. This is what we are asking for. If this fund was to be established and we recognize that these people can be of help to our country, I am sure we will have fewer cases of cattle rustling. They know the criminals, but they ask themselves of what benefit would it be if they reported, and yet after reporting nothing happens. But if they can be given that token, they are really going to help the Government and they are going to live in a better way than we expect. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let us recognize these wazees as people who we can work in collaboration with the police. These are the people who can help us because they have helped us in the past. Since they have set a pace of assistance, why do we not recognize them by giving them something? This is what the Mover of the Motion is calling a “special fund.” What can we not create this fund? If we find that it is becoming a problem, we can devolve it to the county assemblies so that we can ask the county governments to set up a fund. In every county, for example, the fund can be used to pay these people. By doing so, you will see a lot of changes. These wazees are the ones who can be used to resolve conflicts because there are a lot of conflicts among our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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