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    "id": 811309,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ekal",
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        "legal_name": "Malachy Charles Ekal Imana",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to comment on this very timely Statement. Every time I hear our leaders say that Kenya is peaceful, but as I have said so many times, Kenya is not peaceful. Insecurity is so rampant that we wonder whether we are still in Kenya or in another country where insecurity problems are an everyday occurrence. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have talked about the insecurities along the borders of Turkana and Pokot counties and Turkana and Baringo counties which have brought a lot of misery to our people. Many times I have urged the Inspector General of Police and the Ministry of Interior and National Coordination to do something about insecurity in those particular parts of the country. This morning I was at the Kenya Television Network (KTN) talking about security issues in Turkana County and the neighbouring counties. It seems that the Government is only interested in getting oil out of Turkana County. They are not interested in the security of Turkana people and their neighbours. I will keep on reminding them about security problems in that part of the country until they wake up and act. The case in Isiolo County, for example, is totally abominable. Cattle rustling has been going on for a long time among our communities. However, it is not fair to profile and single out one community as the main aggressor. Four tanks of police are stationed in Isiolo County and their work is to crush and flatten villages of that particular community. It is not only Turkana people who raid, but other communities also raid. In fact, our people are law abiding, but they always respond to an attack from outside. This time the attack was from outside, but they were targeted. As Sen. Halake said, there is also the use of tanks to flatten their villages. Innocent people are being killed. Further, the women and children in those villages are being terrorized by the police. That is not the way to solve problems. If they want to fight, let them fight with men who killed that particular police officer. To flatten villages and terrorize women and children is not manly at all. This is not something that is expected of the police. They are supposed to protect and not to kill. There was a time when we would say the police means “Utumishi kwa wote.” It is no longer the case today. If something bad happened, then let us deal with all the communities with equal measure of punishment. If that is what it takes to pacify the situtaion. However, when 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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