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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kapondi",
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        "legal_name": "Fred Chesebe Kapondi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what came out very clearly is that the Government has done absolutely very little in terms of containing insecurity in Samburu East and Isiolo North. There has been absolute neglect. These are vast areas but unfortunately in terms of having schools, this area has very little infrastructure on education. Therefore, the impact of education in Samburu East and Isiolo North districts is hardly visible. These areas are very vast and the security personnel on the ground are not adequately provided for to undertake their work. You find a situation whereby the Officer Commanding Police Division in Samburu East Disitrict is based in Wamba. He is also in charge of three other Divisions and these areas are so vast, yet he has one vehicle and a few litres of petrol. We were told that in a single day, the police are provided with 47 litres of fuel to undertake security patrol in those vast areas. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another issue that makes it very difficult to ensure that there is adequate security in those areas is that the population is scattered and the terrain is very harsh. This has led to a loophole which has led to rampant banditry and frequent robberies, particularly along the highway. Apart from that, there are other issues that came out particularly from the District Security Intelligence Committee. They told us that the peace committees that have been put in place in Isiolo North and Samburu East, most of them have outlived their usefulness. Therefore, it is critical that this component that complements the security personnel on the ground is reconstituted so that more or less, it can undertake its noble task without a lot of bias. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another issue that came out very clearly is that there are political differences amongst the local politicians. This has created serious divide amongst the population on the ground. This alone creates bad blood because one community is being protected by the local politicians. This has led to compromised security in those areas. As a Committee, after interrogating the various groups, we felt that if a raft of recommendations that we proposed are followed by the Government, more or less peace may be realized, at least in the shorter term. However, more so, what is required in Isiolo North and Samburu East is serious Government attention. The level of funding that is there hardly makes any difference. These people require special attention and special funding from the Government. The people who are basically pastoralists need to change their ways and engage in other income generating activities. If education is prioritized and adequate schools are built to ensure that school going children go to school instead of going to look after animals and engaging themselves in moranism, this would reduce the level of insecurity in those areas."
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