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    "content": "Once more, I am grateful that that I have not heard serious deviations or diversionary issues in terms of finding solutions to our homeland problems. Sometimes, these are things that can psyche people up in the wrong direction and we end up losing the core objective. Once again, I want to say that I am grateful to the political opposition of this House for maintaining sobriety. As you criticize, you should do so with a view to solve the problem and make sure that our country is safer. The issue of internal challenges will be discussed another day. However, allow me to say two other things which were raised. I know that the Senator for Nyamira County, Sen. Okong’o, Sen. Hargura and Dr. Machage asked about the safety of our men and women who go there. These are people who will go to join the UN Peace Keeping contingent. Not only are they highly paid and appreciated and equipped, but highly secured in terms of insurance of our people there. We want to assure the people of Kenya; should anything happen in the course of the battle field or peacekeeping activities, our soldiers are taken care of. Indeed, even for internal security operations, maybe I should just clarify something for the benefit of the House and our nation. With regard to our local security operations, starting 1st July, 2014, the Jubilee Government has undertaken to insure every police officer and military officers with full life insurance. Our soldiers who work very hard and are rarely appreciated will get that benefit and their families will be cushioned from the exigencies of security operations. The last point is that the South Sudan is on its way to becoming a Member of the East African Community (EAC). As the House may be aware, the current Chairman of the Community at the moment is the President of our country. So, it joins in very well that one way of encouraging our good neighbour, South Sudan and to also take part in their integration into the East African Community, is to stand with them during the hour of need, at a time like this one. Mr. Speaker, Sir, again for the record, I mentioned that the troops being deployed are going to be involved in static posture, meaning that they are not going for combat. They are going to secure civilian places and personnel. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, as I thank everybody, let me also say for the record that there are some things that I said here, which I thought that I should modify a bit. This is because I am always very careful on what I say as a leader, a Senator and a Member of this distinguished House. Those are the off-the-cuff remarks that I made about my brother, Sen. Wetangula. He has not asked me and nobody else has asked me, but voluntarily I think that I went a bit overboard. I am reminded by Sen. Haji that I should say the remarks that I made; that the Senate Minority Leader is not qualified to be my student. Those remarks should be expunged from the HANSARD record, because I apologize and withdraw them. It is not actually even characteristic because---"
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