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    "content": "Having said so, I will stop further debate at that point. This provision we are using does not allow further comments once the Senator making the Statement has read their Statement in not more than 10 minutes. So, I will make my ruling on this matter. We have two other Statements on the Order Paper. The second Statement is by the same Senator, Sen. Prof. Imana. I will direct that that Statement be deferred and be put on the Order Paper tomorrow. After that, I will allow the last Statement for the day from Sen. Chebeni. She will have a maximum of 10 minutes. After that, I will allow comments for a period not exceeding another 10 minutes so that we can close this issue of Statements. Hon. Senators, the Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Malachi Imana Ekal, Senator for Turkana County, raises a very weighty issue which is life regarding insecurity in Turkana County generally but in particular, relating to recent events where we have seen a near paralysis of the oil extraction and transportation process from that county. As you are aware Senators, the tension in Turkana is live and active and the residents in that county are demanding some quick action by the Government. I have listened to the contribution of the Senators including the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, Sen. Sakaja. He has told the House that they intend as a Committee to consider that matter alongside other matters they are considering, relating to the former northern frontier districts and insecurity, cattle rustling and theft. However, given the sensitivity of this matter, its urgency, implications for national security as well as the potential to derail a very important national exercise of oil extraction and transportation, I now direct that the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, engage with the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government and in addition, visit Turkana County and report back to this House in two weeks with concrete measures that can be undertaken by the national Government, the county governments to avert a crisis. It is so ordered. CATTLE RUSTLING AND POLICE BRUTALITY IN ISIOLO COUNTY"
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