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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Karani",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2085,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Wachira Karani",
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    "content": "I would also want to add my voice to this very important Motion because of the situation in my constituency. I neighbour hon. Kipchoim’s Constituency because Laikipia West borders Baringo South. As you may remember, there was that ugly incident in Kapedo and the police went there to restore order. The people who were affected decided to run away from that area and sought refuge in my constituency. We welcomed them as we always do, but as for now the situation has gone out of hand. It is two weeks now since I invited the security committee from Senate to visit the place and assess the situation. While the Committee, including hon. Senator Haji, were at a place called Kamwenje, those bandits fired some shots in the air to register their presence and to show that they did not care. Last night about 107 goats were stolen and escorted towards the Baringo area. We sent a security team from our county and on their way, so many armed people from that area accosted them and so they had to run away back to our place. The situation is very bad. I join in the sentiments of hon. Kipchoim. The schools in my constituency started closing today and the situation is terrible. We are calling upon the Government to use all the machinery available to restore order in the area. We want those pastoralists who do not own any land in our area to be driven back to their places because our hospitality has been overstretched to the limit and we are not ready anymore. If the Government wants to be fair to us like they are always fair to everybody else in the country, we want them to expel those herdsmen who do not own any land in our area. We are not worried as leaders from Laikipia. In fact, we are ready to be handcuffed like our counterparts in Narok as we fight for our people. I support."
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