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    "id": 503508,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyaganpuo",
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As my colleagues have mentioned, I also want to pass my condolences to the family of our late brother, Sen. Kajwang. We have lost a leader who was able to cover the gap whenever an issue arose. Yesterday, I remember very vividly at such a time when we were seated here and Sen. Kajwang sat in the Chamber nearly the whole afternoon. He called me after I had just moved my Bill and was very touched because he had been following very closely what is taking place in Baringo County, particularly the operation taking place in Tiaty sub-county. I want to quote what he said here to underscore that this is a real man that we have lost. He was a man that was able to stand with the people when others abandon you. I have a copy of the HANSARD report here with me. This is what he said in the second last paragraph:- “Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before my time runs out, I want to say this: Please, if the Executive listens to us, remove the army from Pokot country. This is not good for this country, for the community and even in the long run, for our country Kenya, that every time we have a problem, we use the army. It brutalizes a community. In fact, it impoverishes them and destroys their economy. I saw that somebody ordered the killing of cattle. The cattle were shot not by a bomb. If it was a bomb, we would have said that it landed there wrongly. But these were our own army officers shooting cattle. That is to destroy an economy. I understand that the commanding officer comes from a neighbouring community. I understand that the commanding officer is from a community called Njemps; a small community, a Samburu sub-tribe. In fact, some cattle have been seen in his compound. I do not know why he should take other people’s cattle and keep them in his compound where he is commanding an operation. This kind of a person should be taken to jail”. These are the words of Sen. Kajwang and I do not want to proceed from there. I do not know where he got some detailed evidence which he showed me, plus the 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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