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    "id": 318619,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Bahari",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 156,
        "legal_name": "Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo",
        "slug": "bahari-ali-jillo"
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to join my colleagues in condemning the brutality that we have seen in Tana River. It is a saddening occurrence and we do regret these inhuman acts, where human lives have been reduced to being equal to firewood, and the hands, legs and the head are chopped off. These are very unfortunate and unexpected circumstances. There are security offices in Tana River and the whole of Coast Province. There is the intelligence service officer, the Criminal Investigation Officers (CIDOs), the general duty officers, the District Commissioner (DC) and others, but all these incidents have happened when they are there. This means that they slept on the job. It is only the chiefs who have been sacked. The Government needs to take action. It is already evident that they have failed to prevent the clashes. Some of these incidents are happening in broad daylight. It is important that these people are removed and replaced, because people in Tana River have lost lives. They should be replaced with others who can make a fresh start, and carry out their operations. I support the operation to disarm, I support the operation to deal with the people who are in forests, but I want to ask, who is feeding these people in the forest? Who is organizing them? There must be something because human beings cannot stay for several hours without being fed. Who provided them with food to last them this long? I am told that there were only 14 police officers on duty when they were killed by 300 bandits. This is because the Government has not acted, and it is only now that they are promising to act. It is important that we give the police a chance. I do not agree that the military be sent. Remember what happened in Mt. Elgon. I have heard hon. Members raising their own reservations on how the military may act, but they are wishing that they act in a civil manner. But that is just a mere wish. Let us deploy enough police officers to all these areas. If they are supported and resourced appropriately, they should be able to act. Some of us suffered the brunt of the military in 1963 when there was the shifta movement and up to now, we have not recovered from that. That is why you see a depleted population in parts of Isiolo, Marsabit and all these other areas. You know what happened in Mt. Elgon. I do not think that, that is the right way to go. What message are we sending also on the issue of the police? If we say that they are not capable, then everytime there will"
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