Godana Hargura

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• 23 May 2019 in Senate: At one time, it reached a point where we used to call the police who wondered why we were not arming ourselves. This was because they had no capacity to fight any armed person in that terrain. It is around that time that the Government felt it was fit and NPR were recruited throughout the greater Marsabit District by then. That was when the situation stabilised because the effect of the illegal guns was being countered by the Government guns in the hands of the community. It was basically a community security provision system. The police issued the guns and ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: I know in my county, the disarmament exercise started in March in a very insincere way. The NPRs from the four sub-counties were called and told that they were not being disarmed, but the Government wanted to meet and check their guns. Immediately they gave the guns to security officers, they were asked to go home. The next day when the County Commissioner was being interviewed, he said: “There is nothing like checking the guns. We have disarmed you and you will not get these guns.” view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Yes, you have disarmed those who have been providing security to our people, but what options do you have to provide security to them? Since that time, in Marsabit County, especially in Saku, incidences of cattle rustling have increased. Now, the rustlers even come to homesteads in broad daylight because they know they are the ones who are armed with illegal guns and nobody else. Initially, we used to have the NPRs and they would fear a village with an NPR; they would tread cautiously. Now, they come in broad daylight and confiscate animals and just go away like that. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this disarmament has not solved anything. The police have not provided the security they promised to provide. I would like to know from the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, what plans the Government has to contain the situation. When they hatched the plan to replace the NPRs, they must have put the other plan in place. If they have now realised that they have more regular police officers, then they should have established a post and posted them there before disarming the NPRs. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, somebody is experimenting with our people. I do not see any other reasoning for that disarmament because how do you disarm the security system of the communities and leave the communities at their own machination? It is very clear that there are many illegal guns in the hands of those same communities. It is now a matter of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: who has the illegal guns. Insecurity will now be felt by those who have been relying on Government guns. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: I urge the Chairperson to come up with a viable explanation. If not, then those guns should be returned to the NPRs. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I support the petitioners in submitting their Petition to this House. It is very clear that when the right of the public is being violated by the Government then they have to seek recourse where they think their grievances can be addressed by this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the way you read it, maybe there is a message you need to know from that Petition. That is why we need to get the Committee work on it, so that we know what happened. This is because compulsory acquisition is ... view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Dullo for bringing up this issue. I also identify with the sentiments of my colleagues. view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the CS needs to understand that this particular action of admitting students with a mean grade of D+ to teacher training colleges was meant to address a particular problem. We know very well that the non-local teachers withdrew from Northern Kenya, specifically the former North Eastern Province (NEP) because of incidents of Al-Shabaab attacks. The locals had to come up with a way of making sure they fill the gap by urging their own, who have at least even a mean grade of D+, to enroll in these colleges. This was an affirmative action. view