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    "id": 1274529,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this very important and moving Motion of Adjournment brought by Mheshimiwa from Turkana. As he was going through this Motion, we were all moved. When the Woman Representative spoke, many of us almost wept. Some of us come from areas that are seriously affected by insecurity. This is something that has always been there. The question I always ask myself is, if our Government is in control, how can bandits, who do not have machinery, overwhelm the security apparatus, kill our people, including innocent children and expectant mothers? As a result, many children have been orphaned, widows have been created and the poverty levels have increased even as we work hard to reduce it amongst our people. Sometimes when the bandits attack, they do not steal animals. They just kill people. Where does the spirit of shedding innocent blood come from? Why are we not able to control the situation year-in, year-out? During the 12th Parliament, the debate that often took place in the Senate was on insecurity in Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Turkana, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera. Many people get killed every day in the mornings and evenings. The Kenya Kwanza Government made a lot of promises to the people of Kenya, including the people in Turkana, Marsabit, Wajir and Mandera counties. Sometimes we are told that it is the Al Shabaab who have attacked and at other times we are told it is bandits. It is high time the Government protected Kenyans by finding a lasting solution. It is the responsibility of the Government to protect the life of every Kenyan and their property. In some parts of this country, you cannot be sure whether you will wake up the following day. Prof. Kindiki, my good friend, must come to this House again and explain to us what is really happening. As many Members have said, enough is enough. We have lost many people. We cannot keep crying. We cannot be a lamenting nation. On the issue of insecurity, we have become a lamenting people and nation because it seems that we cannot take care of ourselves and our people. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support this Motion and pray that we find a lasting solution for those who are affected."
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