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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Adjournment Motion. On the onset, I want to pass my deepest condolences to the families, friends and the great people of Turkana for the tragic loss of more than 22 Kenyans that we lost and the 15 unaccounted for boats that are yet to be recovered. I treat this as a terrorist attack. It was not a normal attack. It looks like it was well coordinated. Therefore, I want to challenge the National Homeland Security, the KDF, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and all other organs that are in security apparatus, to move with speed and pursue these criminals. I do not want to imagine these are ordinary Ethiopians. These are terrorists because for many years, Ethiopia and Kenya have shared this border in a cordial manner. Therefore, we extend our deepest condolences and call upon the KDF, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and NIS to swing into action. As you have seen, we have made great strides, especially in Northern Kenya, where there is proper collaboration among many agencies in fight against Al-Shabaab. I expect the African Union (AU) and East Africa Community (EAC), to treat this attack as a terrorist attack. If you can recall the case of Sudan when they attacked America, for many years Sudan was being blacklisted until they compensate the Americans that were killed in terror attack. Likewise, in the Libya case of Lockerbie, Mohammed Gaddafi had to compensate. Consequently, these 22 lives, 15 bodies must and should be accounted for and compensated by the Ethiopian Government. The Ethiopian Government must hand over these criminals for prosecution within Kenya, so that we stop this issue of criminals going to hide. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, another aspect I wanted to state is that the road network must be improved in that region. There was a proposal of putting a fence between Kenya and Somalia. We should also see how we can put a fence between Ethiopia and Turkana County. The NPR should be doubled, properly remunerated and given further training. They should be given a way of rapid response unit. 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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