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    "id": 307439,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Haji",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Defence and Acting Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that The National Security Council Bill, Bill No.32 of 2012, be now read a Second Time. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, since Independence, the Kenya national security co-ordination has been undertaken through various administrative structures, the main ones being the Kenya Security Committee (KSC), the Kenya Intelligence Committee (KIC) and, currently, the Kenya Security and Intelligence Machinery (KSIM). The KSIM, which succeeded the KSC and the KIC, was established in the early 1990s with the objective of maintaining and sustaining a steady flow of well assessed intelligence appreciation. Whereas its functions have remained the same, its composition has been reviewed from time to time, in keeping with the existing national security priorities and organisation of the Government. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, currently, the main departments and agency within the Kenya Security Intelligence are the presidency, the Cabinet Office, the Provincial Administration, the Armed Forces, the National Security Intelligence Service, the Kenya Police, the Administration Police, the Foreign Affairs, the Home Affairs, Immigration, Finance and the State Law Office. The objective of the Bill is to give effect to Article 240 of the Constitution and provide a strong legal framework for co-ordination of national security functions. It is based on the strength of the current KSIM and other existing legislative and institutional frameworks. It also takes cognizance of the fact that national security is a function of the National Government. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Part I deals with preliminary matters. Part II deals with miscellaneous matters. The Bill was subject to wide consultation and a validation process by a wide range of stakeholders. It also received invaluable input from Members of Parliament during a recent workshop retreat in Mombasa. With those remarks, I beg to move and request hon. Dalmas Otieno to second."
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