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    "id": 812422,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ekal",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13226,
        "legal_name": "Malachy Charles Ekal Imana",
        "slug": "malachy-charles-ekal-imana"
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for letting me give this Statement today. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 46 (2) (a), I rise to issue a statement on the cattle rustling and ongoing resultant police brutality in Isiolo county. Cattle rustling, has over the years, defied interventions from the local communities, civil society and the state. The exercise has led to great suffering of the victims. The Turkana community, living in Isiolo County are the latest victims of this vice. There was a raid and counter raid between the Samburu and Turkana communities living in Isiolo County. As a result of the raids, police intervened with brutal force, killing five people, among them a child. The raids further claimed lives of two police officers and left four others wounded. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this operation is so brutal that it has left five people dead and so many schools closed at a time when kids are preparing for national exams. All schools that are in the Turkana section are closed. In three secondary schools and ten primary schools, the teachers have run away because of this brutality by the police. While this is going on, the same police are telling the Samburu to go in and mop out the Turkana who are ‘undesirable’ occupants of some parts of Isiolo County. Yesterday, an attack was mounted by Samburu warriors and 456 animals were driven away. There was no response from the police because they are concentrating on beating the Turkana. This kind of thing is not acceptable. The response by police in any security breach is welcome. However, excessive use of force and discriminative response to insecurity is not advised. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the police responded to the raids with excessive force using military tankers and seemed to target only the Turkana community and their homesteads. All the communities involved should have been punished equally. We take the Government to be a father whose children have fought or disagreed. 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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