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    "content": "ethnic clashes. Only recently, we had Pokot and Turkana, where for some time, even some communities could not access food or medicine. We can go round the whole country and we will see that our county is on fire in as far as security is concerned. We have just been debating the Motion by Sen. G.G. Kariuki which calls for a review of security of this country. Let us be very clear; we are not blaming anyone here. We are not even blaming the current Government because it only came to power a few months ago. So, let us know that the security situation in this country has been deteriorating over the years. It is time we came together as a country to see how best we can address this problem. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I saw the television clips on Marsabit. This is pure anarchy. It is that simple. If we go on like this – allowing communities to turn on one another because you think that you are in Nairobi, or in Nyeri or Kitui, tomorrow, it is coming to you because there will always be issues within communities. This is unprecedented. It has never happened in the history of this country where communities are fighting one another. But it all boils down to what we said in the morning, that is the breakdown of law and order where people do not respect the lives of human beings and properties of other people. People can do anything they want and they get away with it. That is what they call anarchy and the security situation in this country cannot get any worse than it is. It is high time we, as leaders, and the Government took deliberate action to stop the insecurity that is going on in the country. We have just been told that in the City centre this morning there was a robbery. You saw what happened in Lavington where our police took five hours fighting two unknown people. It is like we are on our own. Literally, we are on our own because something happens and there is no one to protect us. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Marsabit, I have seen some depressing photos where I am told that those who were looting were being supervised by elected leaders. This clearly shows that we have political and ethnic differences put together. So, as Sen. Wangari has said, the buck must stop somewhere. The buck of insecurity that is going on in this country must stop somewhere. The buck of insecurity that is going on in Tana River, Kitui-Tana River border, Samburu, Pokot and Turkana and now in Marsabit must stop somewhere. It must stop at the leadership because we have nowhere else to run to; His Excellency the President is the protector of the Constitution. He is the protector of lives and the properties of Kenyans. Therefore, I think we will not be speaking out of turn as the Senate if we call on His Excellency the President to address the issue of Marsabit, Pokot, Turkana, Mandera, Kitui-Tana River and Tana River. There is even a worse issue between the Turkana and some people from Ethiopia who cross the border at will, kill people and go back. We, as the Senate, are appealing to the President to address the issue of Marsabit and we will stand by them in mourning the dead. Thank you."
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