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    "speaker_name": "Wajir East, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rashid Kassim",
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        "legal_name": "Rashid Kassim Amin",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to send a word of condolence to the people of Kiambaa and the family of the late Koinange. I have interacted with the people of Kiambaa and the family of Koinange since 1975 when my brother, who was then a Member of Parliament, was a Member of the J.M Kariuki Committee. Hon. Mbiyu Koinange, who was the then Member of Parliament for Kiambaa and advisor to His Excellency President Kenyatta, was adversely mentioned. From that time, the people of Kiambaa happened to be our good friends, as well as the Karumes, who were also Members of that committee. Nonetheless, I interacted with Hon. Koinange when he was the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. My constituency has been bedeviled with a lot of insecurity. The Al Shabaab attack us a lot hence contributing to the insecurity in my constituency. I vividly remember that Hon. Duale, who was the then Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Koinange and I sat down to discuss issues of insecurity in my constituency which is at the border of Wajir County and Somalia. Hon. Koinange was very useful as far as our relationship, connection and discussions on the matter of insecurity in our area were concerned. He dealt with issues of the Kenya Police Reserve and the placement of security forces in various areas in my constituency. He was extremely helpful. I remember that I recently brought a Petition to the House regarding the arbitrary arrest of a number of members of my constituency. About eight persons are missing. They were arrested by security agencies and are still missing. I brought a Petition to this House. I was supposed to get an answer. I remember Hon. Koinange was seriously following up on that issue. I beg Hon. Kaluma and the rest of the Members to diligently pursue the matter so that I can get information on those missing persons. I will be very glad. If they follow the steps of Hon. Koinange, we will get solutions for a number of issues that have been bedeviling us, particularly on security. Further to that, Hon. Koinange, Hon. Kaluma and other Members have visited my constituency of Wajir East in Wajir County. They spent a whole day and night so that they could understand the challenges that security officers experience in Wajir, particularly the police stations which have not been repaired for many years. They are dilapidated. We still have the colonial era police stations. They looked at all those issues, particularly on the armament. I was very keen. I was touched by their visit. They were supposed to give a report. Once they complete the tour of Wajir and many other parts of this country, they will give a report. He has left us. I am glad he was a very humble and good man. He was an old man and a very seasoned politician, who gave an eye and ear to every Member of Parliament in this House. Go thee well and may God bless you."
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