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    "id": 426347,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hargura",
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to send my condolences to the people of Mombasa who were affected by this incident that we are discussing and also to those affected by past incidents. For some time now, we have been having incidents in Mombasa which are creating a picture that Mombasa is unsafe, that there is a problem between Christians and Muslims in Mombasa or that there is Muslim youth radicalization. Maybe we need to look at where this issue started. I am sure it has a starting point. The Government has to look at where this problem started. When the issue of the Islamic Party of Kenya (IPK) started, it was suppressed. That is when radicalization of Muslim youth started; people got access to the youth and told them “do you see what is being done to you?” It is because of this that people got access from that point on. Then, in 2007, I can remember there was a commission which was set up by the then President Kibaki for Muslims to raise the grievances they had. I think the report of that commission has not been implemented to date. So, this is as a result of buildup of issues. If we can address that issue; if we can address what these people are talking about or what is being used against them, I think we will go far in addressing this issue. This is because somebody must be using something to radicalize people. Let us address these issues. You will always hear people saying that “we are being discriminated; the system is not fair to us in terms of issuance of identification documents” and all that. I think we should let the Government sit down, talk to the people and address issues so that we can sort out who has a genuine grievance and who is 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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