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    "content": "we need to see how we can deal with these institutions because we are duplicating roles in this country. For example, NDMA is doing the same things done by ENNDA, county governments and national Government. Why are we splitting those activities? ENNDA is doing nothing in Isiolo County. Could the Ministry do something about it? With regard to cattle rustling, people are being killed on a daily basis. Last weekend, we, as Members of the Committee on National Security Defence and Foreign Relations went to Isiolo County. We were told people are being killed on a daily basis and yet we say we have sophisticated weapons, or we have better strategies in dealing with cattle rustling. There are hotspots where these things happen. Why can the Government not set up a police post in those areas? Cattle rustling activity is no longer a normal tradition, but it is a commercial business. Those who are dealing with these issues are known in many counties. Can we devise better strategies of dealing with them? On question No.6, some people in Isiolo County borrowed money to deliver animals to the Government for them to be slaughtered. Some of them gave out whatever they had which was their source of livelihood. They use the proceeds from selling those animals to pay school fees for their children. Today, drought has killed all their animals. The Government says it is still waiting for the national Treasury to allocate the money to pay them. Honestly, is that fair? Could the Ministry tell us when these people will be paid? It is not enough to say that they are waiting for money from the national Treasury. Kenyans do not understand that. Finally, it is not right to be told that fortunately rains are here with us. The situation is worse than it was even before the rains. Families are being swept away, the drainage systems are blocked and the animals are dying. We, as a country; for how long will cry of drought and floods? We were in Isiolo County last week. It is unfortunate that water is just going down the rivers. Why can we not harvest it, for heaven’s sake so that it can help our people in future? Let us come up with a better strategy. I am not satisfied with this statement. We need to have a serious discussion on how we can deal with the issue of drought, insecurity and so many other things in this country in order for us to help our communities and make sure Government money allocated to those areas is accounted for."
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