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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1277790/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Farah Maalim (",
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    "content": "When it comes to security, the government must come up with a very powerful security direction. How do you have four MCAs in the same car? In international organizations and big corporations worldwide, five or six members from the same department are not allowed to fly in the same plane. My friend here is laughing. The other day, the entire leadership of the North-Eastern region was supposed to fly in one airplane - governors, senators, MPs, national government administration officers, and senior security officers. That reminded me of what happened in 2004 when we lost the entire political leadership of Marsabit County in one accident. We lost one of the most promising leaders - I always say a “president” that Kenya never got - the late Hon. Bonaya Godana. He was a man of immense potential. All Members of Parliament from Marsabit died in that crash. The security machinery must devise a directive that many people from the same department, region, or institution cannot travel in one car or airplane. Can you imagine we were about 60 leaders? I refused to go there. We were going for a security meeting, but flying leaders from the same region in one aeroplane was the biggest security risk. We had governors, senators, MPs, leaders of majority parties from the county assemblies, the national government administrative officers, and security personnel. It is not fair. That is a very powerful lapse in security. This country needs to have a very continuous security structure. Hon Silvanus Osoro, I expect you to do two things. First, collect contributions from all Members and, secondly, ask the government to come up with a directive so that we do not lose many leaders in one accident. Thank you."
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