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"content": "required to move out of the game reserve once the exercise is over. Because they own large herds of cattle, they fear that the sizes of land being allocated will not be enough for their animals. We have agreed that those who are occupying the game reserve land must leave the game reserve. They will have to leave it. It is also worth noting that intelligence reports indicate that a group of illegally armed members of that community harassed a young man at Cheptandan area last month, claiming that they are SLDF. Afterwards, they gave an interview to one of the local dailies which went ahead to publish a story intimating that SLDF is up again. Further, some members of the same community are opposed to Kapsiro Division being administered from the new Cheptais District. However, majority of the inhabitants of the division are opposed to having their division sub-divided into two so that, in future, they can request that it can be made a district. The said members have opted to create fear and panic as a way of pushing forward their agenda. Recently, a number of suspects who were arrested for being members of the militia have been released from custody for lack of evidence on their cases by the court. Some activists are, therefore, capitalizing on this arguing that they will regroup to cause further mayhem. I want to assure the residents of Mt. Elgon and the neighbouring districts of Bungoma and Trans Nzoia that they need not worry about their security as the allegations are not true. Further, the respective district security intelligence committees of Mt. Elgon, Trans Nzoia and Bungoma are working in collaboration to stem any threat if it emerges. The three districts are living in peace and there is also harmony. Further and finally, I want to confirm that there is an army camp with permanent buildings established at Banarntega in Emia Location of Cheptais District. We also have a platoon of GSU personnel at Kipsigon in Emia Location and Kipsikiro in Chebyuk. Those security forces are supposed to boost the capacity of both the regular and Administration Police officers present in the Mt. Elgon region. Intelligence gathering and patrols are ongoing daily and security is thus guaranteed."
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