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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Abdalla",
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it could be the sugar content. Maybe, I did not here well who said it, but the reality is that we must start by looking for local solutions. To start adopting local solutions is to identify those of us who are guilty of funding cattle rustling, so that we can name and shame them; that way we can move forward. In the past, before the Ninth Parliament, Marakwet/Pokot fights were very rampant, but since hon. Kilimo took it upon herself to ensure that peace prevailed, there has been peace in that region. So, we must start looking for local solutions amongst ourselves. Since hon. Nderitu and hon. Leshomo started this effort in those regions, now there is peace in those areas. So, as members of the Amani Forum, we must name and shame those of us who are not supporting cattle rustling openly, but who support it quietly, and who are beneficiaries of the displacement of pastoralists. That is an area which we, as Members of Parliament, who are either genetically or physically present in pastoral communities, must accept, so that we move forward. We should criticise the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, and the Government at large, for engaging in the game of musical chairs in relation to our issues instead of taking them seriously. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another area which I would like us to note is that, yes, in the area of security, when people who are trained on security issues are posted to our areas, they make a big difference. The peace being enjoyed in the North Eastern Province can be attributed to a Provincial Commissioner in that area; it came when he was posted there. On issues of development such as those which can be raised by the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands; we need to have diversity, so that we can stop having inbreeding of ideas. If you just leave pastoralists to head the Ministry for the pastoralists – the Minister, the Permanent Secretary (PS) and the Assistant Minister are pastoralists – what are you trying to say? Are you trying to say: “We have given you this token Ministry, with very little money, and three of your people"
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