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    "id": 668383,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, last week as the nation woke up on Monday and as farmers in the area went about their business, one shepherd looking after his cattle was suddenly accosted and his cattle taken by some rustlers who drove from Kisumu County to Nandi County. The shepherd summoned his colleagues in pursuit of the cattle. They captured the cattle and brought them back. As a result of that conflict that occurred because of cattle rustling, a whole sea of clashes started. The facts of what happened should be known. I would like to appeal to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to establish a fact finding mission properly supported by the Ministry of Internal Security to go to the area with the view of stopping this kind of thing. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, last year, when this happened in the Kibigori area, I proposed that we need a strong anti-stock theft unit in the area to prevent this kind of thing occurring again. As I speak here today, 500 families have been displaced. As we know, at least three or more people have died as a result of this. I visited the area on Friday. In a church in Achego, there are over 200 families; men, women and children. They were crowded there because they were not feeling safe in their own homes. This was a very sorry sight. Thanks to Kenya Red Cross, friends and some supporters, including myself, who went there to provide clothing, food, mattresses and so on. It was a terrible human condition to see citizens of Kenya being driven from their homes because of this kind of mishappening in this day and age and the fact that we aspire to be a middle income country by the year 2030. We all remember what we went through; a terrible experience in the year 2007-2008. Therefore, it is a pity that we are still having this kind of conflict in the Pokot Turkana area. These things must come to an end. As we drove around from Achego through Kopere to Songor what shocked me is that roads in those areas are in a deplorable condition. On Tuesday, I appealed to my friend, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Joseph Nkaissery, the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to ensure that security personnel were sent into the area. Indeed, he sent security to the area. There were security personnel sent from Kisii, Nyamira, Kapsabet, Bungoma and other places to the area. The trucks moving around with these soldiers were going around at a snail pace because of the condition of the road. I believe a proper infrastructure is essential for security. My proposal is that a ring road be built. It is there, but it is not maintained. We should maintain a good infrastructure along the border, so that in the event that there is some problem, security can move in very fast and restore order. 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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