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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to end here by talking about the role of the Senate in county governments. This is a component of the problem. For example, what happened at the Westgate Mall is a component of the challenges the nation faces. Sometimes, countries depend on institutions or officers who are given those positions. For example, in this particular case, there are officers who should have told the governor if, probably, one can say he was advised. But there are officers who should have seen that what went to the governor was not the right thing. This is a reflection of what is happening because, you know, in this Westgate thing, the Director-General of National Intelligence Service (NIS) is the only person who has direct access. In fact, if you look at that Act, it gives him direct access to the President. Indeed, if you remember in the last Parliament, the NIS tried to introduce a provision to the effect that if a new Government is elected, then that new President should continue with the Director-General of the NIS. But Parliament, in its wisdom, refused and said that if a new President is elected, the office of the Director-General of the NIS is so important that you must have a person whom the Head of State is comfortable with. He can be dismissed at any time. So, I will be pretending a lot because many people are saying that “Oh! It was the failure by the security agencies to this and that.” Now, the question we must be asking ourselves, just like the question that we must ask ourselves about the Governor in Turkana is: When was this presented to him and when did he sign it? Yes, Director-General of the NIS could not have failed to tell the President and the Commander-in-Chief that there was a likelihood of these incidences occurring. He must have because he is the only person he reports to directly. If he reported, the country would want to know when the President knew. These are questions which we shall not run away from."
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