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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I thank the Senator for Mombasa for thinking through and bringing this Motion of Adjournment. From the outset, I want to say that I send my condolences to those who lost their lives and to their families. I also sympathize and pray with those who got injured, remembering what I watched on television particularly the situation of Satrin Osinya. It was really painful and difficult. I remember everyone who has a child will always feel the pain of what the child is going through. Our prayers are with the families of those injured and even with that child that may God heal him and heal the families that have suffered. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know what a man would benefit by killing an innocent person. What profits a man who kills somebody who has not done anything to you, who does not owe you anything, with whom you have never quarreled, he does not know you and you do not know him? It cannot be explained; whether in terms of religion, redistribution or even in a manner to show that you are revenging. One walks to a church and kills indiscriminately people who have come to worship, I think it is really painful when I think and imagine. Again, that brings us to think about ourselves as a country. Are we, a country that has values, do we have enough patriotism to think about Kenya as a country? Are we ready as citizens of this country to take steps to report incidences of insecurity? Are we ready to partner as a people and say enough is enough; we want to keep our country safe? The primary responsibility for protecting the lives of Kenyans is given to the state and, under our Constitution, it is left to the national Government. Even as we gave out that power to the Government, it behooves us, as our Constitution says in Article 10 that in terms of public participation, everything is done to give us a chance to make a contribution on matters security. It might be that time has come that we need to think and rethink about our national security. We need to have that conversation that Sen. G. G. Kariuki brought to the Floor of this House. We need to ask ourselves where we are going wrong. Is it the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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