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    "id": 1340521,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1340521/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kangogo Bowen",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support my good friend from Ijara on the issue of disappearance of three of his constituents. Our security in the country has been a serious issue. Our security officers have become more reactive than proactive. Whenever there is an issue of insecurity in an area, police officers go there afterwards. They react in different ways, including abducting people. Sometimes they get the wrong people. Sometimes they even go and drive away livestock, like what they did in my constituency. They drove away livestock that belonged to innocent people. Generally, insecurity is a big problem in the country. It cuts across counties all the way from the northern Kenya region to the Rift Valley Region. We want our security officers, including the National Intelligence Service (NIS), to get their information right, especially when it comes to security. Sometimes you find that innocent people are victimised and killed yet criminals are left roaming out there. As we speak, many Kenya Defence Forces’ (KDF) camps have been set up in the Kerio Valley. There are many in the north eastern region. However, their impact is very little. They wait until the Al-Shabaab attack and then they follow their footsteps. They follow them to a certain village and abduct innocent people. Where were they when the criminals were planning the attacks? Where was the NIS and other security agencies? We want every Kenyan to account for their deeds and actions. If you are found to be a criminal, you should be taken to court and be prosecuted. People should not just disappear when we cannot tell for sure whether one is a criminal or not. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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