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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Like all those who have spoken before me, on behalf of Mombasa County and, in fact, on my own behalf and that of my family, I want to send my sincere condolences to all the bereaved families and those who have sustained injuries. I also want to commend the actions of our security forces which are ongoing in terms of reclamation of the Westgate Mall and to ensure that more lives are not lost. Everything has been said and so repeating will not be a good thing. However, we also have to interrogate the narrative of terrorism in this world. I am a young Muslim. In fact, if you look at the profile of most of those who are engaged in terrorism acts, they are not ordinary beggars or paupers. If you look at the profile of some of the people who undertake terrorism actions, they are men and women of our stature. They are educated, they come from wealthy backgrounds. In fact, Sen. Hargura was just showing me a report of a study of about 400 samples of terrorists which indicated that at least 95 per cent of those were actually middle class Muslims. They do not necessarily recruit from the ranks of the poor and the disenfranchised. They recruit from all the ranks. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you look at history, most of these global jihadist movements started just at the time most of us were youthful. That was about 1989 or 1990 at the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union and focus was shifted to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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