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    "id": 284790,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/284790/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) I confirm that the Ministry has developed an early warning system to monitor security ahead of the forthcoming elections. The Ministry has been implementing the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Conflict Early Warning Mechanism (CEWAM) since the year 2003 after the adoption of the CEWAM Protocol by IGAD member states in 2002. (b) In July, 2010, the Ministry domesticated the IGAD CEWAM unit and established a conflict early warning system to enhance sharing of information between the stakeholders in peace building and conflict management, security agencies and members of the public. This system provides for a subsidized short message service (SMS) short code 108 platform which encourages members of the public to share information related to peace and security from any part of the country. The system is meant to compliment the work of law enforcement agencies and was first piloted during the 2010 Referendum on the current Constitution in partnership with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and other stakeholders under UWIANO platform for peace. Although the SMS platform code is connected to Safaricom, consultations are underway to have the short code connected to other three telephone service providers which are YU, Airtel as well as Orange. Information received through the SMS 108 from members of the public is analyzed and disseminated to relevant stakeholders, law enforcement agencies and grassroots peace structures for early response. The system is currently being enhanced to monitor conflict as we approach the coming General Elections. In addition, the Ministry has embarked on training administration officers, law enforcement officers, peace committees, chiefs and assistant chiefs in the country on conflict interventions. We are also sensitizing them on the SMS platform to enable them respond and ensure potential conflicts are resolved non-violently."
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