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    "id": 16530,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have numerous problems as indicated in this report. The issue of instability in Somalia is what is now bringing us to impose those measures; bringing some sanity to prevail. You will agree with me that one example is the issue of refugee camps. In Daadab, itself--- The camps were designed to have only 30,000 people per camp. That translates to 90,000 people in total. But now, as we speak, we have 580,000 people in those three camps. Ordinarily, that is quite explosive! We cannot afford even to provide enough security to guard 580,000 people in Daadab. That is why I had suggested that we should move some of those fellows inside Somalia. That is because they are not running away because of insecurity now. No! Those people are running away so that they can be provided with food, medicine and schools. As the Kenyan Government, we are saying that we are going to build camps there with everything else: with schools, hospitals and everything so that our international partners who are donating some food can do the same in Somalia as opposed to Daadab. On the issue of pirates, you have realized that we have managed, as a country, and as security teams, to minimize the problem of piracy. But we have not eliminated at all the issue of piracy. Now comes in another animal in the name of kidnappers. I would suggest what Mr. Ogindo said; that instead of NATO going to Libya, they should have targeted the restoration of Somalia. In fact, it requires the AU and IGAD to come in so that we can restore the Somalia Government. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you are aware that the cardinal responsibility of this Government is to provide an enabling atmosphere where the citizens of this country can walk freely without any problem. I would also urge my friends; having done a good report on the issue of security--- I want my friends and colleagues to support the initiatives of the security team. If we do not politicize what is happening now, we are going to achieve a lot. I want to congratulate the Chairman for having come up with a wonderful report. I want to encourage him to continue supporting the initiatives of the security team in order for us to have peace in this country."
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