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    "content": "may never really feel the pain of being somewhere in Kapedo, Turkana, West Pokot or some parts of Elgeyo Marakwet, Samburu, Wajir County, Mandera and Tana River. Those are places where many officers have been unable to provide security. The reason is because sometimes you recruit people who come from areas where they cannot understand the terrain of that area. They are unable to deal with the diverse challenges and the cultural practices of those areas. However, if we hire people who understand the environment or who have the interest to protect the locals, they will be able to put a lot of effort into it. At such a time as this when we are debating such an important Bill, I will not miss to mention that part of the problems we have with this cattle rustling and the lawlessness in these areas is because of marginalization. The residents of these areas have never been made to understand or to feel that insecurity is a bad thing. The economic conditions, the environment they are operating in and the investment that Government has put in that place does not attract the locals to feel like they have a responsibility to protect those resources. If you talk about mining of oil resources, geothermal resources and many other resources that exist in those areas, it is important for us to, first, identify, sensitize and show the locals what their role in these resources is. We must show them how they will 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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