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    "id": 1400981,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Defence",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sat with the hon. Senator for Turkana County, Sen. Lomenen. The whole issue of that road not being complete is complex. A big mistake was done. We must protect our borders. Due to insecurity, those who were building the road left the road somewhere, which is not our border with South Sudan. We are working on that as a multi-agency team. The Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya is chairing that team. I am also a member. We will bring a very comprehensive report to both Houses. Secondly, the KDF has made a very deliberate policy decision in the last five years. That, going forward, we will put our major installations of the Air Force, Navy in the Coast and different formation of the Kenyan Army along our borders. I thank the leadership of Turkana County for giving us more than five locations. We now have an Air Force Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Lodwar Airport. We will do the same in Marsabit. We are engaging with them to build a number of camps. We want to devolve our functions on our border with Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Indian Ocean, South Sudan and Tanzania so that it becomes very easy to respond to security emergencies along the border. We want to move from our traditional bases in Nakuru, Eldoret and Nairobi. We even want to shift our training camps to the North Rift, Turkana, West Pokot and Samburu. Those terrain are the best to train our soldiers. So, rest assured. Sen. Cheruiyot, the matter of North Rift is very complicated. For us to use Article 241 (3)(c), if you look at the Constitution, it is the National Security Council to direct, in a resolution, that where it has reached, the military must take charge. When the provision of Article 241 (3) (c) is invoked, I will come to both Houses of the Legislature and seek their approval. I am ready and willing to do so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are in a multi-agency team under Article 241(3)(b). I can assure hon. Members that we are working with our colleague in the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Hon. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki. We have reduced incidents of terror by about 85 per cent. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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