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    "content": "by bandits who engage in cattle rustling. These bandits have over the last two decades caused havoc in the region, maimed and slaughtered men, women and children. This has necessitated establishment of various parliamentary committees to investigate the matter. It has variously been established that the police alone have been unable to address this menace; hence parliamentary recommendations to extend operations of National Police Reservists (NPR) to the region. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Part XV of the National Police Service Act establishes the National Police Reserve who: “May be deployed in Kenya to assist the Kenya Police Service or the Administration Police Service in their respective mandates, including in the maintenance of law and order, preservation of peace, protection of life and property, prevention and detection of crime, apprehension of offenders and enforcement of all laws and regulations with which the National Police Service is charged.” This strategy was well thought out and has helped in the restoration of law and order in the region. It has also tamed the proliferation of small arms and what could be referred to as the „arms race‟ between and among communities in the region. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have served in that region before and you know that if you did not have the local police reservists, the local security was compromised. Most importantly, communities were arming themselves for defence against each other. Therefore, the local police reservist was found to be a very important solution. One week ago, without any notice or consultation, the Government abruptly withdrew the guns allocated to the National Police Reservists (NPR). The reservists have also been suspended from duty. In our desire to seek for explanation, I spoke to the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and the Inspector-General of Police and we were told that vetting was being done and the police reservists would soon go back to duty. As a result of the move, over ten lives have been lost in less than five days. Almost 20 schools have been closed down for fear of attacks. Elgeyo-Marakwet County, for example, has specifically witnessed internal displacement with women and children rendered internally displaced persons (IDPs), to live in the cold without any basic needs."
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