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    "id": 442378,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in extending my heartfelt condolences to the families of the people who were killed the day before yesterday and last night. Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday, when I learnt of these events in the morning, I was very sad. As a person who has for sometime worked in areas of security, I felt that this country has been let down. I came to my office and switched on my television set because I was expecting some kind of statement that would make Kenyans, at least, have some courage. It did not come until about 3.00 p.m. When it came, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government made things worse. For a leader like him to stand and completely get out of the issue of the people who have died because of acts of terrorism and say that this was political or an incitement, it talks volume of how he is handling the security docket. As a result, we know what started happening in Dagoreti immediately. It could have spread throughout the country. The Cabinet Secretary who is supposed to protect this country actually lit fire in that situation. I remember, as he was ending his press conference, he said that he was going to Lamu to take charge of the operations there. He went there, but only to wake up this morning and hear that 15 other people had been killed. This happened under his watch. This is because he said that he was going to take charge. Kenya is a very strange country. So many people can lose their lives and yet, we have somebody in charge who is still holding the office. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard the Senate Majority Leader talk about the Indian Minister for Transport who resigned when a train derailed and killed people. The other day, the Minister for Transport in South Korea resigned because a ferry killed people. What country are we living in where people never take responsibility? Why is ole Lenku still on the job today? We are in a state of denial in this country. We do not accept that we have a problem. We have a problem of terrorism. This has nothing to do with CORD. I have a lot of respect for my colleagues on the other side. Did CORD plan the Westgate attack or the massacre by the Merilles in Turkana? Did it plan attacks in Gikomba, 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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