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    "id": 390844,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G. Kariuki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 330,
        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "people in this world. Since we are not going to deal with it the way we want, we must start from why and how we can deal with this matter. Madam Temporary Speaker, first of all, we must accept that we do not have any power to stop terrorists from striking anywhere in this world. We are in a new era unlike previously, when we were not so much involved. Terrorism in Kenya did not start with what happened on Saturday; it started in 1982 when they bombed the Norfolk Hotel. So, it is important for this Senate to note that unless Kenyans themselves behave like the Israelis and other nations which have really proved strong against terrorism, we are still going to be mourning almost every now and then. We have to decide what we want to do with terrorism. It is not a matter of laying blame on any group of people because terrorism does not give notice where to strike. They do not strike to win any war, but to achieve a certain objective. It is alleged that the armed terrorists at the Westgate Mall were about 10 or 15 persons. We must know that these people are serving a certain cause. When you say that they are inhuman, I think you do not understand them because they have their objective and they know what they are doing. Therefore, we must make sure that whatever they want to achieve will not be achieved in Kenya. Kenya should not be a breeding ground for terrorism. So, we have to give up quite a number of our values to be able to deal with them. Here you cannot just say that this is an issue about people from a certain religion. The Somalis do not belong to terrorism; they are Kenyans. We can only support each other to be able to fight terrorism. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to support those who said that it is only in Kenya where a foreigner can just walk in and get registration documents because of our own customs and traditions and also our culture. Our culture is nothing but corruption. I have said this even in the print. I have written a book. It gives me a lot of worry when I look at it as an afterthought because all our children have been trained to think that we must be corrupt in order to become a person of reputable standard."
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