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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Thank you very much, Senator for Turkana. I know we have part of the community from Turkana living in Isiolo County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I brought a similar Statement last week on the Floor of this House. However, I do not know what happened because if a matter is very important and sensitive, you always task the relevant Committee to look into the matter. I wish to confirm to Sen. (Prof.) Ekal that this morning we discussed about the problems of cattle rustling, especially in Isiolo County. This is because Isiolo County has always been a battle ground for so many counties. In fact, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relation was with us. He is the one who brought us together this morning. We have a problem with Garissa, Wajir, Marsabit, Samburu and Meru counties. All of them are looking for pasture and water during drought. When these things happen and it has been happening ever since we were young, unfortunately, the way things are being handled is in a casual manner. If an operation is carried out, especially in the case of Turkana County where a police officer was killed, it does not mean that the whole community should be punished, the houses of innocent people burnt down or schools closed. As I speak right now, all the schools in that area are closed down. Students and teachers are not in school and yet exams are around the corner. This is really sensitive because the issue of those counties fighting within Isiolo County has really affected the county. Even in the Eleventh Parliament, similar issues happened, but we do not seem to have a lasting solution. As my colleagues have said, communal punishment should be avoided. This is because, in that process, the people who suffer are children and women. Yet the right targets are not even there, even in the matter of cattle rustling. Therefore, we cannot be giving excuses when we are losing lives. Sometimes you will find that even during rainy season when there is no drought, especially in the Isiolo South, as we spoke this morning, people cross all the way from Garissa to fight Isiolo people and kill innocent lives. This happens even during the month of Ramadhan. Killing in Islam is an abomination. The Government is actually aware of what is happening. There are barriers erected by criminals which we discussed at length. Let me confirm to the House that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Interior and Coordination of National Government promised to go down to Isiolo on Wednesdays next week to deal with those issues. I hope we will have a lasting solution. However, 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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