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    "id": 758728,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Lesuuda",
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        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "national issue. Frist, I pass my condolences to the families of those who have been affected. This is quite a sad affair. For 10 lives to be lost just like that, it is something which should not be acceptable in our country. These are people who did not die because of any health issue or any calamity, but someone took the lives of others. They are probably parents and were being looked upon by their families. It is quite a sad affair and it should not be tolerated in this country. There are two or three things that continue to be catalysts to such issues when they happen. One of them is quick response. Sometimes when an incident occurs, the time that is taken by the Government in ensuring that the aggrieved accesses justice catalysis the situation. The civilians see that they have a right to revenge the attacks. It is my hope that due process will be followed and the culprits will be taken to book, so that we do not see these revenge attacks where civilians feel that it is up to them to take law into their hands. The second thing, so that we all realise that there are various actors who will ensure that these communities live in peace, there is definitely the role the intelligence services play in our country to forewarn the residents, so that there is early and quick response. There is also the role the political leaders play in talking to their constituents and giving direction. One thing that I would urge my colleagues to do is to call criminals as criminals and not to label them as members of various communities. When members of your community are attacked, you should not take sides but speak peace across our country. Even as we go for the repeat elections, we should have tolerance amongst us. As we utter words out there, we should remember that we have only one country to live in and to protect and ensure that even after the elections, we will have a peaceful country and we can go back to our lives. We have similar issues in some of our counties, even with the biting drought. For example, in Samburu County, communities living there, especially in Samburu North - I can see my counterpart is in the House and would like to talk about it – face the challenge of cattle theft. It builds up to a point where it gets to community versus community. I would like to urge the security agencies to respond quickly. They should be on high alert to detect early signs. When an incident happens, before the other community revenges, they should take charge. I hope we will not encounter such incidents again. I pray that something will be done in our volatile areas so that we do not continue to lose lives in such a tragic manner. Thank you very much."
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