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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, during the post-election violence, many Kenyans were running peace projects. Some of them could not be understood what type of peace project they were running. Some took advantage of the IDPs. They ran peace programmes for the settlement of the IDPs. However, they acquired resources by using suffering victims. They made money and could not remember that peace building projects are important for people to change lives. They should come out of the helplessness and move on with their lives. This amendment gives that strength to the NCIC to ensure that they go all over the country. Today, we have different peace programmes. Different departments are running the same programmes on peace building. Within the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, there is a department that deals with peace building projects just like the NCIC. Who monitors what is happening in all these institutions? There is no institution that monitors. Therefore, it is important to evaluate these peace programmes in the counties. They can decide to work together to ensure that as we near elections, we can monitor. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you are from Migori County. You know how cosmopolitan the county is. It is important for you to understand that if we have peace organisations, we involve all communities. The same case will apply to Nakuru County and other hotspots with cosmopolitan population. Therefore, these amendments will assist in tracking and monitoring the mechanisms of all peace building projects in our country. The Bill will also help us analyse and carry out research. You find that we have some international organisations that carry out peace programmes in counties. In Mt. Elgon, for example, we have had different peace programmes that are happening. If they are not monitored, other people will take advantage of a peace programme and create a different issue. There is positive and negative peace. When the NCIC disseminate information, it should tell us that there are critical gaps, strategic priorities and relevant programmes in peace building in different regions. For example, in West Pokot and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties, we need to see serious peace programmes going on. If the NCIC does not have that mandate, we also have the right to question them. We have had challenges of cattle rustling in Baringo and Samburu counties. We are now carrying out peace programmes in those counties geared towards empowering the youth. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the principal Act does not give the exact mandate to the NCIC or Ministry. The NCIC competes with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to run peace programmes in various counties. We know the Ministry’s programme could be different from the NCIC because they use security agencies to monitor those peace building projects. Therefore, it is important if we have a way of bringing in the NCIC and the Ministry to work together. When you are running a peace programme, it is should not make the communities start feeling threatened. That is why this amendment is critical. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the obligations of persons involved in peace activities is to make sure communities remain united. Sometimes when we use security agencies to oversee those projects, we may end up leaving communities more divided. That is one thing that the NCIC should start working on. As much as we run the different 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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