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    "id": 1234821,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "First, I rise in support of this Motion on a critical matter in Kilifi County. It is quite unfortunate that an activity of such magnitude has resulted in 89 deaths. We do not know how many more will come up. The most astonishing thing is the fact that in this country, more than 89 people can die and buried without any alarm from any security quarters. I am also wondering whether the families of those affected reported the matter of disappearance of their kin to any security agency. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious issue. It is time that the Houses of Parliament and especially the Senate, came up with legislation to prohibit cults and even regulate religious activities. You remember in the past, we had another church called the Finger of God. You know what happened to one of our beautiful and bright news anchors who was duped into that. Her career and family were destroyed and they even lost a child. We should not continue shying away from doing what we are supposed to do as legislators. It is time we regulated religion. How can we lose up to 89 people and more investigations are still going on? We are not even aware of how many cultic activities are happening around the country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is need for legislation to prevail. A country like Rwanda passed legislation that requires anybody starting a church to have some qualification in theology. We cannot have people waking up to be an apostle, then a Reverend and before long, they are bishops or Archbishops. Shortly, you will discover they have become Jesus of Tongaren. If we continue to allow this, it will form a precedence. Finally, where was the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the County Security Committee team? When you look at the period when most of the people were buried, it was after the Jubilee Administration governed by the ‘handshake.’ The NIS and the security were busy gerrymandering with politics and forgot a very important function of making sure that citizens of this country are safe. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not proper that such an act can happen without our agencies who are galloping a lot of resources in this country, noticing or even reporting unless, the County Security Committee team in Kilifi was part and parcel of this process. I request that the County Security Committee be investigated for sleeping on the job and proper action be taken. The hon. Senator for Kilifi, I am also surprised that 89 people can die in your county and you and the county government are not aware. Thank you, very much Mr. Temporay Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Motion."
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