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    "id": 941739,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/941739/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alois Lentoimaga",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2756,
        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the undersigned residents of Samburu North Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: That, alarming cases of insecurity have escalated in Samburu North Constituency following the unprecedented disarming of the National Police Reservists by the Government in July 2019; That, since the ill-advised disarmament, more than ten people have been killed and over 900 cows and 1,000 goats stolen by bandits who are heavily armed with illegal firearms; That, numerous households have been displaced from their ancestral homes, with many people fleeing to other sub-counties and neighbouring counties thereby closing businesses and deserting various towns including Baragoi, Marti, Barsaloi and Morijo; That, the Government did not provide alternative security arrangements following the disarmament of local National Police Reservists, who had played a critical role in providing security and safeguarding the lives of the local people and their livestock; That, the disturbing cases of insecurity over the last few months include the killing of Police Inspector in charge of Marti on 24th April, the murder of Mzee Lemagas and theft of 6 cows in Lkotikal area on 13th August, the killing of Ekatapan Longomo on 20th September, the killing of four people and theft of 750 goats and sheep in Illaut on 25th September, the murder of Abdi Abdillahi Ali, a teacher at Ngilai Primary School in Baragoi on 28th September, the harassment of herders by police officers based at Kambi ya Nyoka Police Camp, the killing of Christopher Euren, a Baragoi-based businessman, along the Latakweny-Baragoi Road, assault on women and murder of Mr. Lalaigwanani in Mbukoi on 6th October, the killing of three Ngilai herders and theft of 994 cows on 8th October 2019, among many other disheartening cases of insecurity; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}