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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the last clarification. For the record, the requirement for the internal approval is described in the Kenya Defence Forces Act, 2012, Section 33, read together with Section 34. Today, I am a very proud Kenyan. Today, I am a proud Member of this House. Today, I must appreciate my colleagues that on a matter as grave and as serious as this one, all those who have contributed have done so factually and in good faith for the interest, image and record of our nation. Once more, we have demonstrated, in this House, that when it comes to grave issues, we will not be divided by politics, party affiliations and where we come from. I appreciate my colleagues from both sides of this House. This country has a serious role to play in regional security and that must be maintained. Nigeria has done it in the West Africa. South Africa has done it in the southern part of Africa. Until recently, Egypt had done well in the northern lines of Africa until they started having challenges. Kenya must, therefore, maintain the leadership role on this part of the globe. I want to say, once again, that when investors see a country being secure both internally and playing a leadership role in the region, they get a signal. They get a signal that it is a country where they can invest. That, therefore, brings a connection in our regional law in peacekeeping and the economic take off in our country. There is a strong connection. No one wants to invest in an area where they feel that some teenager will overthrow the Government the following day and all the investments will go up in flames. It is in that connection that I want to comment on the statement made by Sen. Wetangula, the Senate Minority Leader, about serious internal challenges. It is true and it would be hypocritical to pretend that we do not have serious challenges in security. The Jubilee Government has admitted that there is a serious problem. We are addressing it and the debate on what to do to fix security is going on. 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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