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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you have heard my colleagues saying that this is a serious and weighty matter requiring more time. However, I want to join my colleagues in standing with Sen. Hassan Omar Hassan, in short, HOH. We are sorry that our people suffered on Sunday through an act of cowardice by people who have lost hope in their life, to the extent that they go to a house of worship where we have never heard, in the whole world, that somebody can be courageous enough to go and fight a foolish war in a church or in a mosque. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on Saturday, we saw on television that the Cabinet Secretary and the entire security team in Nairobi went to Mombasa County. They were there giving out very serious and articulate measures saying that we will not suffer again now that weapons that were discovered in a vehicle were destroyed. A day later, this problem erupted. What does this mean? It means we have a question mark in the way our security matters are being handled at the top. Secondly, together with you, as we were taking lunch at 1.00 p.m. what were we watching in the news? That people are moving from some very posh houses in Rongai and Kiserian to come and stay in some little flats in the city because there are some dominant criminals who are roaming around, chasing people from their own investments. What does this mean? There is a question mark in the way our security is being treated at the top here in Kenya. There is no question about this. Recently, we had security problems in Garissa and Marsabit counties. Now this problem is in Mombasa County. Where else tomorrow? We need to address this issue and say: When will it cost one man or woman who is responsible enough to quit a position if he or she is unable to perform? Then the criminals will see that people are very serious. When we mention this in this House they say: “They want to sack people.” No, we have to be serious to that extent. We must not allow the lives of Kenyans to be lost. The religious leaders, particularly the Muslim clerics, need to know who is preaching, converting and spoiling our youth. Soon, Christians might end up going that direction as well. We do not want it. We must put it to a stop. It is all in order that we may see whether there is a new genuine direction that we need to take, so that we see that 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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