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    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD–K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Well, let us not talk about religion here; let us talk about the prevention of terrorism. Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me the chance. I also take this opportunity to support the Committee. There is a saying that prevention is better than cure. What the Committee has come up with – and I am not a member of that Committee – has something to do with prevention. First and foremost, we have suffered very badly in the past. I lost two of my close friends in the Westgate Shopping Mall attack. One of them was a relative of mine. We also have those who suffered in the bombing of the U.S. Embassy. The Committee should go further and identify the people who deal with criminal cases. The unit that deals with criminal cases and prevention of terrorism should work harder, so that we are not ambushed by terrorists and identify the culprits without giving an excuse of whether it is a Christian or not. They should just identify them and see whether they have more information that can help to prevent cases like what we have experienced before as a country. One time, there were rumours that there was going to be a terrorist attack, and some of us got very scared. We all moved away from the hotspots. Kenya – as a colleague mentioned – is a hotspot because we house a number of offices belonging to international bodies. The United Nations offices are here. Embassies of various countries are here, including the ones of the Middle East countries. We all know that we have the problem in the Middle East. So, let us go a step further and have mechanisms that can prevent terrorism. As I said, prevention is better than cure. We should prevent any action that can lead to human suffering, loss of wealth and loss of lives. We have suffered. The best thing is to adopt the Report that the Committee has tabled. The emphasis here is prevention. We should have prevention mechanisms in the special branch police. They should not sleep on the job. When an attack comes as a surprise, our people should be safe. Those who want to invest in this country can do so knowing that we can detect criminals. Criminals are there; they could be listening to us as we talk. We should adopt that Report and continue looking for ways and means of creating a mechanism to detect those who have ill motives against our country. I support."
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