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    "content": "unfortunate and we are seeking and hoping that this can be contained at this very early stage, by resolving the initial problem which was an industrial action. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Commission on National Cohesion and Integration is a body that was formed in this country. I regret and feel very sad that this Commission is a disgrace to this country. It has not lived up to its expectation of building peace at this time. This Commission should have done its best when there was peace. This is also the time when this Commission could have generated relationships between these communities and formed committees in order to work on security issues. One of the weakest points on security in this country is lack of coherent and adequate information that is security oriented. This is information that can be used to detect and know what exactly is happening. In the last experience of Sondu and Ahero, we knew that there were professional cattle rustlers in this area. We also knew that the rustlers who drove the cattle from Kericho were Luos and not Kalenjins. Those who drove the cows from Luo land to Kericho were from the other side and not Luos. These are fellows who sit together in bars in the evening and share the loot from both sides. Unless you have information, you cannot deal with this because rustlers look like everybody else during the day. So, it is impossible to isolate them unless you have information. I thought that this is one of the ways that security forces and, of course, the Cohesion Commission would have worked to deal with this issue before it took place. Unless this is dealt with this way, we will only be chasing shadows and hurting innocent citizens as a result of security operations in the country. Security is a very delicate matter and, therefore, information is one of the things that we should look for and ensure we give our forces the opportunity to deal with it by collecting information. I think it is also incumbent upon politicians to allow security forces to concentrate. When demonstrations are held on the streets, security forces get distracted. They then run after demonstrators and throw teargas around and eventually get into the poor habit of dealing with demonstrators by simply using brute force. We would want security forces who collect intelligence information to set up good programmes in which they can deter issues like rustling and eventually causing harm to the people. I support this Motion that my colleague, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o, has put forth. I hope that action will be taken quickly."
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