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    "id": 1264329,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ijara, NAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdi Ali Abdi",
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    "content": "First and foremost, I send my condolences on behalf of Ijara Constituency to the families that lost their loved ones in the Kenya Defence Forces. As I stand here, Ijara Constituency has lost one KDF officer, whose unit is based in my constituency because of the attack that happened in Handaro Location. The name of that officer is Sadam Abdule. He comes from a humble family in a place called Hara in Masalani Division. Another officer who was injured in the recent Lamu attack is also from Ijara Constituency. His name is Abdirahman Ahmed Bashir. As you know, Al Shabaab is a very dangerous terrorist organisation. You can see that the entire northern Kenya region has lagged behind in terms of development, including lack of basic things like roads, electricity and mobile telephone network connectivity. A clear example in Ijara Constituency is that we do not have mobile telephone network connectivity in places like Handaro, Elkambere and Geedi Luul. These areas are near the Boni Forest, which is where the Al Shabaab terrorists always hide. Because of that, the local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) cannot access Ijara Constituency and the entire northern Kenya counties. This is because of the narrative of insecurity. Therefore, by improving the security situation, we will have more NGOs - cross-border NGOs - coming to support our communities. Going forward, I would like to propose a solution to this problem. The Government should equip more National Police Reservists. Most of our NPRs lack motivation. They do not get proper motivation. They only earn Ksh5,000 per month, and that money comes after two months. There are delays in salary payments. Because of that, they are not motivated. The other challenge they are facing is identification. You will see a police reservist in uniform similar to that won by our police officers patroling an area. In the process, they might meet with KDF soldiers, and the KDF soldiers might beat them up. This is just because they do not have identification tags to show that they are genuine NPRs. This exposes them to such issues. At a place called Sangole, we have eight NPRs who have been earning salaries for the last one year, but they do not have guns. The Al Shabaab know them. The other solution I want the Government to take is to have organised and legalised local militia by the name macawisley . This homegrown solution will help our people. Our people, particularly our Ijara people, are ready to defend their nation and land as long as the Government supports them. Because of that, I support this Motion."
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