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    "content": "First, I want to send my condolences for those people who lost their lives in West Pokot and Baringo where there was some conflict, which is mainly the subject of this debate. I condemn all forms of banditry in the country, specifically what occurred in Baringo County, which resulted to the loss of several lives. The security of citizens is paramount. Therefore, it is very important that we are concerned when lives are lost and should do something about. Secondly, I ask for some restraint from our forces as they deal with the civilians in the banditry-prone areas, so that we do not unnecessarily lose lives. Thirdly, I ask that the civilians too who are in these areas of conflict assist the forces that are trying to bring peace by giving information. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support the recruitment of reservists in these areas. Particularly, I support the training of these reservists because when they are trained, they will serve better. I do remember one very well trained police reservist in this country by the name Patrick Shaw who operated in this city. I lived in this city at that time. This one trained police reservist was armed with a lot of information. It is because of the information that he had that all the thugs and bandits in this city knew him. If we recruit any police reservists in this country, training is, perhaps, the paramount thing to undertake, so that they can serve better. We could actually train these reservists and deploy them to targeted areas. I know that they can protect the country, not only from external forces, but also educate and protect the community in which they live. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was saddened to realize that the girls from West Pokot were injured by the residents in the name of circumcision. I want to believe that this was done even in the presence of police reservists. The training of police reservists who live amongst the communities should be undertaken in order to protect the community from itself, especially from cultural activities that are not useful. I condemn the illegal act of circumcising girls. This is mutilation and it is unacceptable. It is a painful process. There is no need to subject them to this illegal act which has been happening in various parts of the country, even in the presence of police reservists within these communities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support the deployment of police reservists, but suggest that this should be a temporary measure. As we go on, we should deploy well trained officers in these areas in order to bring peace and assist the communities to live in harmony with each other and their neighbours. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I support this Bill. I hope that my colleagues will also support it so that we deploy well trained police reservists."
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