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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Diriye",
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        "legal_name": "Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. I thank the Mover of the Motion, hon. Lentomaiga for bringing this Motion at this time, which is timely. For most of us who come from the ASAL areas, we acknowledge how important security is. Whereas in many parts of Kenya security is precarious, in the ASAL areas, it is worse. In my constituency which has the longest border with Somalia, we have suffered insecurity related incidents and Al Shabaab attacks where regular police officers and the APs are limited. It is mostly the KPRs who do the work. In January, 2012, a place called Gerire along the Somali/Kenyan border in my constituency was invaded by Al Shabaab and they kidnapped two Kenyan officers, namely, the DO and the local registration officers. It is the KPRs who managed to save the situation. If the KPRs were not present, the situation would have been different and maybe, the number of the people kidnapped or killed by the Al Shabaab would have been high. I want to ask my fellow Members that in some of the areas where the KPRs are active, we know how much they are doing. We all need to improve their conditions and increase their allowances. At the moment, they work under very bad conditions. If we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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