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    "id": 727178,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Senate do now adjourn. News has been rife in the media as late as yesterday about the intense insecurity in Baringo County which has now spilled over to part of my County of West Pokot. For nearly six months now, we have been hearing of insecurity along the Kerio Valley which is shared by three counties; West Pokot, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Baringo counties. I would like to shed more light on this problem that has been going on. The insecurity issue has been ongoing for about six months between the Marakwets, Pokots, Tugen and Ilchamus of Baringo County. This is majorly as a result of the drought. Whenever there is drought, East Pokot which is also called Tiaty Constituency becomes very dry. The residents are livestock-keepers and from time immemorial, whenever there is drought, they move to where the neigbours are; the Tugen along the Arabal. There, there is a permanent river that always has water and pasture. Before the colonial period, during the colonial period, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s, President Moi’s and President Kibaki’s eras, it was understood that whenever drought came, the neigbours would go 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"
}