{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=153166","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=153164","results":[{"id":1549842,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549842/?format=json","text_counter":121,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) took the Chair]"},{"id":1549843,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549843/?format=json","text_counter":122,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Saku, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Ali Raso","speaker":null,"content":"On 27th February 2025, there was an attack on a public transport bus registration number KCH 872N at Mbukoi area along Maralal-Baragoi Road. At around 1120 hours, a distress call was received at both Marti and Baragoi Police Stations from a member of the public reporting an attack on a public transport minibus. The bus, which is registered under Ngarua SACCO and plying the Baragoi-Maralal route, was ambushed by armed criminals at Mbukoi area, approximately 10 kilometers from Marti Centre. The incident was recorded at Marti Police Station. Investigation commenced under DCI. Inside the bus, two spent cartridges were found near the location and two individuals lost their lives. The victims were identified as Kelvin Kompel and George Lochuch, the latter being the conductor of the bus. Their bodies were transferred to Samburu County Referral Hospital Mortuary for autopsy, which confirmed they succumbed due to gunshot injuries. So far, no suspects have been arrested, but several proactive security measures have been implemented to prevent future attacks along that particular road. The third issue is on cattle rustling raid between Samburu and Turkana in Tuum Location of Samburu North Sub-location. On 14th February 2025 at around 1600 hours, Baragoi Police Station received a report from Area Chief Alfred Leriano of Tuum location regarding a cattle rustling incident. The attack occurred at Mparasian area of Simale within Tuum Location, where Samburu herders grazing their animals were ambushed by an estimated 200-armed bandits believed to be from the neighbouring community. The bandits fatally injured three herders while one sustained gunshot injuries before driving away with unknown number of livestock. A multi-agency team alongside members of the community visited the scene, where three bodies of herders were recovered with bullet wounds. The deceased were identified as Alois Lmorumu (18 years old), Lenakuru Lempisikichoi (17 years old), and Lemulangai Leende (19 years old). A survivor namely Ltirol Lenkongolian (20-year-old), sustained gunshot injuries and was treated at Tuum dispensary. DCI officers documented and photographed the scene and the bodies were moved to Baragoi Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem. Investigations into the incident are ongoing. A multi-agency team is working round the clock to recover the stolen livestock. The following is an update of the investigation of a murder incident that occurred on 10th January 2025 at Ngorishe area along Baragoi-South Horr Road. On 10th January at 1000 hours, the Bendera Location Chief, Mr Daniel Lerrete reported a fatal shooting incident at Ngorishe fields along the Baragoi South Horr Road at Baragoi Police Station. Consequently, a team of police officers were dispatched to the scene. The officers discovered the body of Loirogo Lempisikichoi, a 16-year-old male juvenile, with gunshot wounds on the head and chest. The scene was documented and photographed. A thorough search led to the recovery of two cartridges and a mobile phone belonging to the deceased. Further reports revealed that the deceased was escorting his nephew to school when they were accosted by unknown people who shot at them indiscriminately. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the criminals and fugitives following the attack on police escort, including the recovery of missing firearms. The Ministry has taken the following measures to apprehend the criminals: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1549844,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549844/?format=json","text_counter":123,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Saku, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Ali Raso","speaker":null,"content":"1. Appeals to the community for information that could lead to the arrests of the suspects with many barazas and meetings being held within the Baragoi area of Samburu North. 2. Investigations into the incidents are at advanced stages. 3. Press appeals have been made, and portraits of the escaped remandees have been circulated. 4. Forensic analysis of the cartridges collected from various crime scenes is ongoing at the National Forensic Laboratory. The following are the measures that have been put in place by the Government to ensure the safety of passengers who ply the Maralal-Baragoi Road and other trunk roads like the Opiroi-Baragoi Road. 1. Provide security escorts to public service vehicles. Armed police officers have been deployed to escort vehicles along routes with a history of criminal activities and highway banditry through proper coordination with transport operators. 2. Enhanced highway patrol by multi-agency security team. 3. Strategic mounting of roadblocks. 4. Sharing of information between police officers and public service vehicle operators. 5. Plans have been put in place by the Government to facilitate peace and cohesion among the Samburu and Turkana. To combat the escalating cases of banditry between the two communities, the security agencies have adopted a multi-faceted approach that includes security interventions and peace- building efforts. First, the security strategies are: 1. Enhanced security operations. 2. Increased patrols and surveillance. 3. Disarmament campaigns. 4. Community policing and intelligence gathering. Second, the peace-building and reconciliation efforts are: 1. Inter-community dialogue forums ― Organising regular meetings between rival communities to foster understanding, promote peaceful coexistence, and resolve historical grievances. 2. Traditional conflict resolution mechanism ― Engaging elders, religious leaders, and local leaders in mediation efforts. 3. Rehabilitation and reintegration programmes ― supporting individuals willing to abandon banditry through counselling, skills training, and employment opportunities. I beg to respond. I would also like Hon. Letipila to look at the Report that is already on the Floor of the House on banditry and insecurity in the North Rift, whose debate is ongoing. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."},{"id":1549845,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549845/?format=json","text_counter":124,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13328,"legal_name":"Jeremiah Omboko Milemba","slug":"jeremiah-omboko-milemba"},"content":" Hon. Letipila, you have a right to reply."},{"id":1549846,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549846/?format=json","text_counter":125,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu North, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Letipila Eli","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, I must appreciate the Committee for getting back to me on the statement that I requested two weeks ago. I have, however, noted the glaring inconsistencies and half- truths from the response by the Committee, especially on response times and specifically, on the attack on the Land Cruiser where the policeman was killed and dangerous fugitives freed, as well as the attack on the passenger bus. I would recommend that the Committee validates the information that it presents to this august House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1549847,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549847/?format=json","text_counter":126,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu North, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Letipila Eli","speaker":null,"content":"I shudder to imagine what the victims of that attack would think, especially if they were watching on live television the sequence of events as narrated by the Chairman of the Committee. Of course, we know that the response came from the security agencies and that they must put it in such a way that the responsibility does not properly fall on them. Therefore, I must request the Committee to validate some of the information. I appreciate the complexities of the security situation, especially in North-Rift counties, and the difficulties posed sometimes by the terrains where those incidents happen. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration was here yesterday responding to various questions from Members relating to insecurity incidences and other related issues. I commend him for doing a very good job before this House. I am also aware of the Report from the Committee about the security situation in the six North-Rift counties, including Samburu. I support the recommendations from the Committee, especially recommendation number one about disarmament. There can be no peace when small arms..."},{"id":1549848,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549848/?format=json","text_counter":127,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Loud consultations)"},{"id":1549849,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549849/?format=json","text_counter":128,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13328,"legal_name":"Jeremiah Omboko Milemba","slug":"jeremiah-omboko-milemba"},"content":" Order, Hon. Members. You can have those consultations in fairly low voices so that we can hear, Hon. Letipila. Proceed."},{"id":1549850,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549850/?format=json","text_counter":129,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu North, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Letipila Eli","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the recommendations of the Committee, especially recommendation number one, where they are talking about intelligence-led and disarmament of communities that live in those six North-Rift counties. We have been told severally here that there are no sufficient resources to conduct those kinds of disarmament operations. I wonder about somebody who puts cost on the lives of thousands of people whom we have lost over the past four or five decades. I also wonder about the person who would put issues of cost in front of Kenyans and yet, at the same time, we see our security agencies in far-flung places like Haiti and other places, and the cost is not an issue. We have a proliferation of small arms in the hands of very small boys from the Uganda border."},{"id":1549851,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549851/?format=json","text_counter":130,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13328,"legal_name":"Jeremiah Omboko Milemba","slug":"jeremiah-omboko-milemba"},"content":" Order, Hon. Letipila. You should have asked subsequent questions concerning your Statement. You are deviating greatly and so, could you concentrate on the clarifications and other smaller questions concerning your Statement?"}]}