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    "content": "I was out there trying to tell them to coexist in peace because they are fighting over grass and water. They do not have enough. Then we have problems with our cousins in Sudan for the same problem, scarcity of water and grass. We have problems with our cousins in Ethiopia again because of scarcity of grass and water yet in Kenya, we have a law like this that says Kenyans should have enough so that we do not have these conflicts. We even have conflicts within Kenya itself between us and the Pokot. We are fighting over grass and water yet there is a law like this that says we should have ample food and water. I understand that the Government may not be able to feed people all the time. However, there is a saying that if you teach somebody to fish on their own, they will be able to manage their problems. Unfortunately, if you go to these zones like now Turkana County, there is nothing going on. Nobody is teaching people how to grow grass for their animals. Nobody is teaching people how to grow their own food. Nobody is teaching people any ways of survival. So, people are left on their own like it was 200 years ago. With climate change, people are really getting overwhelmed. We have lost these animals and we do not know how else to survive. So as a result, some people have resorted to violence so that they can survive. A shameless thing happened during the campaigns. Somebody was able to bring food that was meant for the purpose of enticing people to vote. The question becomes, why is food not there all the time if there is so much food that you can use it for elections? Why is there no enough food for people to eat? Now that the elections are over, why is it that this food is not flowing into these zones? I am calling upon those who are concerned that something must be done here. Some activity must be carried out in these zones that need that help on how people can help themselves. Not only bring food at a time when you think it is provident for you to be voted in. Teach people how to care for themselves and how to care for the animals. Otherwise, the whole thing is a charade. Why have laws that we do not follow? Why have laws that we do not operationalize? I am told that there is Kshs 2 billion somewhere. What is the point of having this Kshs 2 billion if it is not used? Why not use it to create projects that can actually help people? I think that sometimes we need to invite these people to the Senate so we can talk to them. May be they just do not understand what they are supposed to do so that the reason for having money and for having brains is to help people. Not just sit there and kind of rub your belly and wait for lunch time. We want these things to happen. We want people to get ample food and water. For that to happen, somebody must take that step to make it possible. If nobody gets out of Nairobi to make it possible, then those problems will continue forever. As Sen. Wambua has said, we had rains, but in the next two months, we are going to have another drought. What steps have been put in place to take care of that? We are just going to have the same problem occurring. That is because we are not looking ahead. We are not trying to put in place the measures that will take care of those problems when they happen. Yet as somebody said, in countries up here like Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and other Arab countries, they have already put these measures in place. What is it about us that we cannot put the same measures in place? Must we reinvent the wheel? Is the 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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