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    "id": 597657,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very sad story and the Government seems to be helpless in the face of Borana bandits and cattle rustlers who have invaded large parts of Meru. The measures that Chairman, Sen. Haji, has talked about do not seem to be effective because the same day when the Cabinet Secretary was addressing a rally on 31st, a few kilometers away from where he was addressing, one person was killed and very many animals taken away. The day before yesterday when we were attending a burial of the five people who had been killed about 14 days ago, another person was killed and animals taken away even after mobilizing police into the area as Sen. Haji has narrated. Are these measures that the Government is claiming to use effective or new measures are going to be taken? He has said that they have 77 Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs) recruited on the Meru side, in a very vast area, you can see that there are only eight, for instance, in Tigania. Could the Chairman tell us how many KPRs are there on the Isiolo side, because the numbers here do not tell us about our complaint which is that the Meru side has already been discriminated against in the recruitment of KPR? There are more KPRs recruited on the Borana side than on the Meru side. There is a problem with the manner in which we are dealing with banditry. It is very clear in our Penal Code and in the Fire Arms Act that carrying an illegal firearm is a criminal offence whether you commit an offence with it or not. Committing an offence while armed, that is armed robbery. Nobody seems to be arrested despite clear breach of this law. Can the Chairman tell us, in those 14 days when many people have been carrying arms and carrying out raids in Meru, how many Borana cattle rustlers have been arrested by the massive force of police presence in Meru? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have noticed in Meru that the only people who are arrested are from Meru. In fact, one Member of the County Assembly from Meru is from Isiolo. The Merus are arrested not for cattle rustling, but for incitement. All they say is that they blocked the road demanding that the Government takes action. Why are we not arresting those who have killed others? Why are we not arresting those who have taken away animals instead of dealing with superficial crimes like barricading a road, among others? Why is justice dispensed selectively against the Meru people while the Borana bandits are allowed to walk scot-free? Lastly, my question number five was very specific. I asked when the Government will fix visible beacons to mark the existing boundaries between Meru and Isiolo counties as specified in the Districts and Provinces Act of 1992. The Act is very clear where the boundary between Meru and Isiolo counties is. The Land Registration (LR) numbers, 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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