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    "id": 406607,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is an Adjournment Motion concerning an issue of national importance. Most of us who have left home and worked in security positions as district officers, district commissioners and as provincial commissioners are really embarrassed to see what is happening in the country today. I recall that in the 1970s, we had robberies. However, the culture ceased. In northern Kenya, after the fall of the Somalia Government, we had highway robberies that took over the boundaries. However, people in that area live harmoniously without worrying. Today, what are we seeing? We are seeing civilians taking over the role of the bandits and fighting each other without anyone to arbitrate. I was shocked to see people who were travelling in a bus from Lodwar. This bus was literally fired at from all directions. This is not the way that the Government should continue to operate. We see a lot of kidnappings in the country and many other things that have not happened before. The day before yesterday, three people were slaughtered like goats in the area of Utawala. The day before yesterday, a preacher was also slaughtered. He was beheaded in Malindi. Where are we heading? The other day, the youth stormed into a Mosque and literally took over its running. We are told that the police had been summoned. They were there, but did not do anything. In other words, we are condemning the actions being taken by the Al Shabaab in the presence of vulnerable authorities. What we are saying is true. We, as leaders, cannot fail to talk about what is happening. The Government should wake up and make sure that Kenyans are safe. We have been waiting for our road to be constructed since Independence. The Ethiopians have tarmacked their side of the road from Addis Ababa to Moyale. This project was to start 30 years ago. On our side, the road construction has started today. All this is because of insecurity. One wonders, if that gets into the ears of investors, who will stay with us in this country and yet we are talking about Vision 2030? I also want to challenge religious leaders who have been seeing what is happening. There is moral degradation in this country. Our people; whether Muslims or Christians, do not value the lives of others. Unless we have a campaign, from market to market, preaching to change the hearts of people, things will not be good in Kenya. I am a man of very few words. I have been defending the Government here as the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations. However, what I have seen in the past one week makes me feel ashamed that such things are happening before our eyes. With those few remarks, I support."
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