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    "id": 1404251,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As Muslims, we say that death is a must. In fact, in the Qur'an, it says: \" Kullu nafsin tha-iqatu almawti…,” - every soul shall taste death. Therefore, we believe in predestination. In the 10th Parliament, as the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, I had an opportunity to, at a very difficult time of the Grand Coalition, work with General Ogolla. In fact, he midwifed in the current Kenyan Defence Act. Since death is a must, there are three things that we must learn from this: that our defence forces are the granters of our sovereignty and territorial integrity. Every country prides itself in having modern and effective armed forces. Because of these many accidents, in particular involving the choppers of the Kenya Defence Forces, I want to urge this House - and I am glad that the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations is here - to give adequate funding to our Defence so that they can buy new choppers, and not these refurbished and donated choppers from elsewhere. The Chairman, Hon. Koech, is here. Next time, please ask for more funding so that you can complete modernisation of the armed forces’ facilities. That is what is required. That is the only thing we can do to remember the fallen heroes. I pay my tribute and express empathy for the fallen heroes. Since death is a must and we have eulogised and remembered the fallen heroes, let us also remember that all of us here as individuals are fallible. In everything that we do, we must remember God."
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