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    "content": "that particular moment, but it is about attaining peace that will be sustainable in many years to come after an election. It is going to be about resolving ongoing inter-communal and communal conflicts. Our Committee has visited Baragoi, Samburu and other places. We have been making sure that peace treaties are signed. Cattle rustling issues should not be seen as traditional or cultural because they will be entrenched in law. In other words, a crime is a crime and it should be treated as such so that we maintain peace in this country. As we move towards elections, this is very critical. All these activities need to be planned and to be in the long run. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have in the original Act the provisions for the functions of the NCIC. Under Clause 3, what is missing in the principal Act is now being addressed by this amendment. It says the commission should oversee the implementation of peace building projects. We, as a Committee, have interacted with the NCIC over time and I can assure you that they are up to the task. They have had experience in the dealings that they have had across the various communities and they are able to put all these into place. The main amendment for this particular Act comes with the introduction of Clause 36 that deals with the peace building projects. It clearly explains how those should be conducted. It is actually put as part and parcel of functions of the commission which they will have in respect to peace building projects. These are broad across the board. For example, developing and monitoring communities, their level of peace and the triggers that cause instigation for that specific peace. Further, developing specific ethical standards that have to be followed across the board and there is need for education initiatives for these communities to know exactly what these are. However, it is impossible to do all these things without having consistent research that is advocated in this particular clause. That information is given, the peace building initiatives are shared and people can compare various peace initiatives and be able to say which ones had an impact. What sort of impact do they have across research and data so that we are careful about what works and what does not? This commission will advise persons involved in the peace processes, specifically on long-term issues of cohesion and integration; to encourage national and county governments to allocate more funding. This is critical because most of the time we forget that this whole process is about money, bringing communities together and encouraging them to keep the door open and continually discuss the various issues. Therefore, funding is, probably, one of the components that have been left out. This commission will have to be very proactive, so that they engage with the counties and explain to them exactly what proportion has to be given for peace building initiatives. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to make a recommendation that even as we proceed with this Bill, specific percentages should be extracted from the county governments budgets specifically for this important initiative, so that those peace initiatives can be successful over time. Once we have a situation of instability it will affect everybody. These functions are broad and clear. They have been negotiated across the board and many people are in agreement that these changes need to be made. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other critical amendment is done on Clause 36 (a), which talks about the responsibilities of the person who is in charge of the peace 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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