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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to leave any doubt. I rise in full support of this very noble Motion. I want to begin by sending my condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in Tana River and also the injured and affected. It is very sad that our security forces are displaying a high level of ineptitude and that the situation has not been properly taken care of since it arose. I want to begin by saying that our Constitution as cited in the Motion, Article 241(3)(c) clearly says: “The Defence Forces may be deployed to restore peace in any part of Kenya affected by unrest or instability only with the approval of the National Assembly.” This is contrary to what my colleague who has just sat down said. There is nothing dangerous about deploying the Army. It is something permitted by our Constitution and they are being deployed to act within the law. They are not being deployed to exterminate. It is to restore peace and order, and they are not being deployed to the exclusion of the police. Nothing stops the police from continuing with their normal operations but the Army should go there and help them contain the situation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, out Defence Forces have shown professionalism and serious prowess in their Operation Linda Nchi . This is the sort of professionalism and seriousness we need in the Tana Delta. I rise to support this Motion and to urge that Parliament approves it and that when the Army gets deployed, let them go there as friends of the people. Let them only deal with those who are breaking peace in the area. Let them have police back-up so that the police can arrest and prosecute those who are endangering our security. Let them garner local support the same way they have had local support in Operation Linda Nchi because they have gone about it in a humane manner."
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