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    "id": 691078,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 460,
        "legal_name": "Tiyah Galgalo Ali",
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    "content": "benefitted from the construction of a dormitory and a borehole which the school still uses. Out of the 25,000 square kilometres of Isiolo County, 5,000 square kilometres host army barracks in Isiolo. Isiolo Town has no room for expansion as it becomes a resource city. Currently, the County is referred to as the “city of garrisons” because there are five army camps. Those army camps occupy a strategic grazing area or drought reserve area that is used by my community, who are pastoralists. My County also hosts pastoralists from neighbouring communities during the dry spell. Over 50,000 livestock come to the area such that we host people from Samburu, Wajir, Garissa and Marsabit counties during the dry spell. Isiolo County, especially the Borana community, has a very robust community land management system. When that land hosts the Kenya Army or the British Army, the community is not consulted at all. The community has a robust land management system. Most of the time, there is conflict between the community and the British and Kenyan armies. Most of the occupied areas are community or trust land. Some of the areas that the military uses are restricted and the community cannot get in. Currently, there is an ongoing conflict between communities in Isiolo, especially around Soi and Garimara, where the Army has expanded and encroached into the area. The community is not happy because the issue has not been resolved. It is my hope that as we ratify this agreement, the issues that communities have around the Army area or camps are sorted out so that the community can live in peace. There are also community social problems in my county where many children have been fathered by army officers, and many of them do not attend school. Some of them have even joined street families. It is my hope that as we ratify this agreement, the children fathered by uniformed officers, both in the Kenyan and British armies, are taken care of by our Government so that we do not have women suffering with children whom they cannot support or feed. Many of the mothers do not work; have no businesses or anything to help them bring up those children. As we ratify this agreement, it is my hope that all those issues, especially with regard to social problems, are sorted. Some of the training grounds have issues because there are quite a lot of explosives that were left behind by the training officers. Most members of the community do not even know that there are explosives. Many children who look after animals have tampered with them and some of them have lost their lives or become disabled because of the effect of the explosives. It is my hope that as we ratify this agreement, there will be a comprehensive way of ensuring that our communities are safe. With those remarks, I support the ratification."
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