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    "id": 1105284,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wilson Sossion",
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    "content": "Cabinet has not met for eight months. I am not wrong to say that the Cabinet and the President have abdicated their roles. Who has the responsibility for the day-to-day and weekly oversight of the security of the country? These matters are reported to the Cabinet. What we are seeing in this operation... In fact, it is unfortunate we are blaming Natembeya and the rest. They are operating under crisis. I think the highest responsibility of security of the people of Kenya and country lies with the Cabinet. Why is it that the Cabinet has not met for eight months? Who is superintending the national security if the Cabinet is not meeting to deliberate on these matters? I think we cannot hide these matters forever. I am not wrong to say that on the part of Government, from the Presidency onwards, there is a high degree of negligence in terms of security and Kenyans could be on their own. We know that State House is a public institution. The Cabinet room there is created for the Cabinet to meet from time to time. It is known they must meet weekly. I think Parliament should stop debating security matters in this House and debate the dysfunctional Presidency in this country. It is important we do so because we want a functional Presidency that gives us assurance of security in this country. Is Kenya on autopilot in terms of security issues? This put to question the Annual Report that the President tables in this House. How authentic is it if the very organs supposed to superintendent on daily basis are not functioning? We need to dig and move deeply, so that the presidency and Cabinet can play their role and assure Kenyans of their security. The people of Laikipia, and by extension the pastoralists communities, do not deserve any form of insecurity. One life is far too many to be lost because of insecurity whether by cattle rustling or negligence…"
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