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    "content": "university do not complain that there is a Pokot or a Luhya or somebody from Marakwet Community. A leader is a leader. So, I want us to look from that perspective as Kenyans and we should stop counting those things. When you count, would you want us to be sacked? We should use our weakness and strengths to make progress for now and the future. My colleague is proposing that we should start having this monitored peace building projects. Who will fund these projects? I have not seen anywhere Sen. Elachi is proposing who will fund these projects. Last week, we had a meeting with Sen. Murkomen and leaders along Kerio Valley where there is a bit of a problem. It is a local problem which has become difficult to be eliminated because it involves a clan among the Marakwets. It is now threatening to spill over to other places. Who funds these projects? When we checked, we found that there is a small piece of land which has become like a gold mine because whenever watermelons are planted, they do very well. People are, therefore, competing for it. Where is the money for peace-building projects? We should fund the ambitious farmers who are admiring the watermelons to pump water to irrigate their farms. I request Sen. Elachi to bring an amendment to the Bill to provide for such funding. I propose that the county governments should use the money that they have. In my county, the Governor decided to take four lorries of maize - I do not know where he harvested it from - and blankets bought from Khetia Supermarket to people who were displaced by their neighbours from Marakwet. The truth is that no houses were burnt and no blankets were stolen; people started moving arising from rumours. When people move with their property, they need peace, not blankets. The Governor should have gone there first to find out what was going on. Some people started praising the Governor on Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp for giving out blankets. The same is happening in Elgeyo-Marakwet and people clap for him and say that he is better than the Senator or the Members of County Assembly (MCA). We also need to classify how that money can be utilized, so that the governors or whoever is in the throne do not think that it is their money. County commissioners now act like personal assistants of governors. They walk together daily because there is some money involved. If you visit Narok, you will find that there is some quiet rebellion even against the Jubilee Government. When the late hon. Ntimama said that the Maasai community needed to protect their land, people called him all sorts of names. What he meant is that the livelihood of their people depends on water, pasture and animals. Anybody coming to interfere with this livelihood will cause conflicts. As we introduce some of these amendments, they should add value. I would like to propose that we should find a way of appointing the commissioners of the NCIC. We should not wait for someone to lose elections and then pick them to chair a commission. We should appoint people who are committed to work. I have seen some people whom I used to work with in Egerton University talking on television. We should refer to their curriculum vitaes (CVs) to check their previous records. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) should also check whether someone is competent to project the face of 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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