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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Letimalo",
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        "legal_name": "Raphael Lakalei Letimalo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I just want to comment on civil and political rights. Article 26(1) of the Constitution guarantees the right to life. The right to liberty and security of every person is also guaranteed. Just as Hon. Chachu has said, those of us who come from pastoral areas have witnessed very bad situations of insecurity associated with cattle rustling. Through cattle rustling people have lost their lives. Others have been injured and spent a lot of funds on medical treatment. Others are displaced and their children’s education is disrupted, and others lose their livelihoods once their livestock are stolen. A good example is what happened in Merti Village in Samburu North, which Mhe. Lentoimaga represents. The entire village had to shift just because of insecurity. It is our appeal to the Government, more specifically the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of the National Government, to commit itself to eradicating cattle rustling and bringing an end to insecurity. On property rights, land remains the single most important source of capital for a majority of Kenyans. A large percentage of Kenyans depend on land for subsistence use such as pastoralism and farming. The right to a clean and healthy environment is equally important. The key challenges facing the right to a clean environment include illegal deforestation, soil erosion, pollution and uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources. A specific example in my constituency is where the Government set aside and gazetted over 80,000 acres of land for military training of both the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the British army. We appreciate the collaboration between KDF and the British army. However, what I consider to be a violation of human rights is that after the military trainings, those concerned do not go back to clear the fields. They leave a lot of unexploded ordinances and rounds of ammunition in an area inhabited by pastoralists. The pastoralists come into contact with the unexploded ordinances and many people lose their lives while others are injured. Nobody takes responsibility to pay medical bills for the victims or to compensate them. I appeal to the Government that even though we want the KDF and the British army to carry out military training exercises, they should confine themselves to the gazetted military area. They should not go beyond that gazetted area without involving the community or even informing the group ranches. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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