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    "id": 779067,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to second this is a Motion on Adjournment that is very urgent and of national importance. One can only appeal to the people of Mt. Elgon, and Bungoma County as a whole, to stop destroying themselves by creating a situation where lawlessness prevails in the midst of poverty. Children cannot go to school and economic activity cannot happen, yet they consider themselves marginalized. I appeal for sanity to prevail. Those who think that they can live by causing this mayhem are not only causing problems to the families that they have destroyed, but also doing it to the very fabric of humanity. Just like the Mover of the Motion, I do not support the use of the Kenya Defence Force in situations like this, because it is the work of the Police and it is possible for them to do it. It is a matter of the Government putting its mind to it. It is possible for them to stop this because ordinary people can only do this by night. They can target specific people, but the Government has the capacity to move in with the requisite number of the police and stop it. There is no place for these people to go to because Mt. Elgon has a difficult terrain. It is an area that requires development, and that is why I keep on saying that it is unfortunate that the criminals are doing this to their own people. This is an area that requires a good communication system and roads to be constructed. Even the security forces who are sent to Mt. Elgon find it difficult to get there. This is an urgent matter and one of those things that we do not want to have in that part of the country. I must say that those people are hardworking. They should now be tilling their land and getting ready for the planting season. That will not happen unless the Government intervenes. While I support this Motion on Adjournment, I need to appeal to the Government of the day to take this matter up like they did last time. The Government should finish this matter for the people of Mt. Elgon to go about their business. The people who are causing this problem should be brought to book. I want to agree with the Senator for Bungoma County in this particular situation that this is not the time to look at is as a Mt. Elgon issue. It is the time to look at it as something that is affecting the development of 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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