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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Jackson Kosgei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have read The Art of War by a Chinese philosopher and military strategist. I guess most Members might have read it too. He says, “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” National security is the ultimate responsibility of the national Government. This, we cannot overstate. A time has come for patriotism. Every citizen in this country has the responsibility to secure our nation. In most cases, some of the very dangerous threats to our country come from across our borders. At the borders, we have communities of Kenyans who spill-over to the neighbouring countries. In some areas, some of these communities are fully aware of their people. They can identify new individuals who can pose a threat. I suggest and opine that the internal security and the KDF should involve communities and capacitate them to participate in matters of security across the border. For example, at the Kenya-Tanzania border, the Maasai community spills over on to the other side. In the northern side bordering Ethiopia, we have communities living within Kenya and have relatives on the other side. In Mt. Elgon and across western Kenya, communities spill over to the neighbouring country. One of the issues that have been coming up most of the time is co-operation between the citizens and the security agencies. I wish, as we condole with the families that have lost their loved ones due to these attacks, we remind ourselves that we need to revisit our strategy and employ better tactics as we manage insecurity in this country. We know Kenya is a free and warm country in terms of relationships and welcoming in the region. It is time, for a moment, we took the issue of security more serious in order to secure our borders and communities in this country. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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