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    "content": "reservists. We have told them that they must be trained jointly plus the reservists who were taken to Tiaty Constituency. It is a lie that Tiaty does not have reservists. The Government said that there will be one command for all the police and national police reservists operating in Turkana, Samburu, Baringo and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties. The idea is that when bandits run from one corner to another county, there must be a response under one command in different corners of the region. That is why you saw the Inspector-General of Police say that this exercise involves the whole of Kerio Valley but not just confined to one county. Secondly, the measure to ensure the long-term development of that region is that Aror and Embubut dams in Elgeyo-Marakwet are now being developed to provide water for irrigation for both Elgeyo-Marakwet and Baringo counties. There is also a plan by the Government to expand the Turkwel Irrigation Scheme by putting more money because there will be excess water. If you go to Wei Wei, you will see fantastic irrigation taking place there. That expansion close to Turkana will also foster peace. So, as we work on the long-term measures, we have to have in place short-term measures such as protecting civilians from bandits. That is why the police are giving aerial support and they will be doing that along the Kerio Valley. I urge my colleagues that we depoliticize the question of peace. I will not force Sen. Moi to come for meetings even if he does not want to come. I will not force him to come but it would have been nice if he and I went for meetings the way we went with Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. It would have been fantastic if Sen. Moi was here to move this Motion but at least he is being assisted by Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. When we talk here about leaders’ response, all the leaders of Baringo have come for meetings. I know there is a challenge on the part of Hon. Kamama but we have had about four or five meetings with him in his constituency and in our county to try to find a solution to this matter. As Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o said, it is our responsibility. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir my colleagues were in a county campaigning for their candidate whom I heard him praising here that he will make it to Parliament. By God’s grace I will be back here this August. What I found funny is that other Senators were prophesying publicly that Murkomen should be removed because he has been unable to contain insecurity yet the people who attack my people come from their counties. What an irony that they were campaigning for a candidate to compete with me in order to solve security problem yet they were having rallies when there was insecurity in their county? As Senators, Members of the National Assembly and even MCAs, we should depoliticize the question of security. Let us allow the President and his Government to find the best possible solution. Let us also complement by going to speak to our people in a language that will foster unity for this Republic. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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