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    "speaker_name": "Mandera West, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Adan",
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    "content": "Part of the area where I come from has roads that terrorists have taken over. There are roads that everybody uses but, currently, even the military cannot use them because of terrorists. These Regulations are very important because we shall be joining hands with the rest of the world in combating terrorism. Terrorists do not have a face, tribe, clan, colour or religion. Some anti-terrorism actions turn into terrorist actions. A good example is when terrorists are reported, and our forces, who are supposed to combat terrorism, sometimes end up becoming terrorists. In other words, they terrorise, kill and maim the people they meet in those areas. The terrorists attack and disappear, but they go to the manyattas, killing, arresting and maiming those they find there. I call such people or institutions licensed bandits or terrorists. Even though they are licensed and are part of the system, they are supposed to fight terrorists. This should not be a license for them to become terrorists. They are supposed to combat terrorists, but they end up becoming terrorists and so they end up supporting them. Innocent people are subjected to a lot of difficulties or killings because terrorists attacked their area and so they become radicalised. That is why we are unable to eradicate terrorism in our midst. These Regulations are globally acceptable. The term ‘terrorism’ is well defined and so we can know a terrorist and who to classify as one or not. Looking at what is happening in the Middle East today, some international high-level countries are saying it is not terrorism because they are involved. I want to say without fear that some countries, which I do not want to mention because they are world watchdogs, have become terrorists in the name of fighting terrorism. This is unacceptable. Hence, the laws have defined who a terrorist is. This is because any person, nation or community that comes out of the blues, terrorises other human beings and kills them unlawfully, for no apparent reason, should be treated as terrorists. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support. Thank you."
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