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    "id": 390898,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 118,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the attack at Westgate Mall was beastly and cowardly. It was aimed at innocent people, largely, children and women. The question one asks is: What kind of people are these who attack defenseless people like women and children? What satisfaction do they get by killing children and maiming others? This is something they should be ashamed of. Even their supporters and financiers should be embarrassed and ashamed of what they have done. On behalf of the residents of Kisii County, myself and my family, I convey my deep condolences to those who lost their loved ones. To those who were injured, those in hospitals and those recovering in their homes, we wish them speedy recovery. More importantly, we thank the Almighty God for those who came out unhurt. I want to take this opportunity to appreciate the brave efforts by patriotic Kenyans who participated in various ways during the rescue operations. This goes to our security forces, the Red Cross, all the medical staff at various hospitals, those who have been donating blood and continue to do so and people of all ages who participated in various ways in providing relief. We cannot go on mourning forever because, like what we saw in the United States of America (USA) in September, 2011, this incident will give us an opportunity to review our security arrangements. We should look at the role of the various security organs in this country and their performance. I want to agree in particular with the proposal made by Sen. Kajwang, Sen. (Dr.) Kuti and Sen. Mwazo that we need to get all Kenyans involved in security arrangements at all levels all the way to the homes. We need to participate because we all have an obligation to make our country safer. We need to make our environment safer, our residences safer, our towns and our roads safer. We have that responsibility and we cannot afford to leave it to the Government alone. We must participate to make sure that we appraise our security arrangements at all levels because we cannot afford this kind of thing again. With those few remarks, I support."
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