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    "id": 358766,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the statement by the Government. There is something that happened this morning at around 3.00 a.m., I believe in Banisa. There was an attack and about three people were killed and hundreds of camels stolen. As much as we appreciate, one of the resolutions that were arrived at was that the conflict in Mandera had two centres, one was in Banisa and the other in Rhamu. The security officers are already in Rhamu. I want to appeal to the Leader of Majority Party to convey information to the Government that they also need to cover the other part, so that this nonsense of insecurity in different parts of Kenya is brought under control, because nobody benefits from it. I want to appeal to the residents of northern Kenya that since the advent of multipartyism insecurity has been completely eradicated. I want to appeal to them to stop fighting and engage in development, because it does not benefit anybody to fight. I want us to learn lessons from Somalia. I want to appeal to my colleagues to support the peace initiative by the Government, because if we do not support the Government, on its own it cannot achieve anything. We represent the people of Kenya here. I want to plead that this latest incident must be brought under control, so that it does not create a vicious circle of insecurity in that particular part of Kenya. This issue of security is something that we all need to support. Nobody benefits. Let us not politicize it. I was taken aback when I saw a statement that repeated that a section of the leadership of this House--- I understand the KDF Act, the Constitution and I believe what has been done so far; technically speaking our KDF are supposed to be stationed along our boarders and that area is an international border. There is nothing wrong in having KDF presence along the Kenya-Ethiopia boarder. It is their function. Please let us have the other issue attended, so that it does not lead to other attacks."
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