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    "id": 624625,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chumel",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Chumel Moroto",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Report tabled in the House. It is a good Report and it provides ways in which we can handle security in this country. I want to congratulate the Government for the way they are now handling security issues. I have been in this House during the last two past Governments and this is the third one. The previous system used force to approach security matters. The current system is engaging people to see the realities of peace among themselves. I want to thank and congratulate the Turkana and Pokot communities for building peace along their borders, right from Hon. Kamama’s constituency, my constituency and Kacheliba Constituency. There is a lot of peace and the people interact. In fact, we have started to open some markets where people are doing businesses to improve their economic status. This is just because of the relationships that the Government is instilling in the people as opposed to the harassment that was used during operations. I want to acknowledge the facilitation that the Government is doing on these issues. Some of us have been branded as notorious people who encourage insecurity and cattle rustling. Now, you can even see what is happening. There are small areas between the Turkana and the Samburus where peace is still elusive, but as pastoralists, we will deal with that. Even as this is happening, there are some disgruntled security officers who are not serious to ensure that they behave according to the set standards. I can cite some areas between my region and Trans Nzoia, and I know that Members from Trans Nzoia are here, for example, Chepcheina Farm, which is a boiling pot. Security agents are causing a lot of problems in the area. The District Commissioner, the GSU and the APs are always competing in the fields with the people. They are also inciting the communities. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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