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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abongotum",
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        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": "5. On the refugee camps, we want to be very specific because the Ministry had promised that it would take action. We recommend that Dadaab Refugee Camp, which includes Dagahaley, Ifo, Ifo II, Hagdera and Kambios camps, as well as Kakuma Refugee Camps, should be closed and resident refugees repatriated to their countries of origin. The recent signing of the tripartite agreement by the Government of Kenya, the Republic of Somalia and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a step in the right direction, but we need expeditious action from the Ministry with a view to actually taking all the refugees to their countries of origin. We know that there are very many refugees and action should be taken because refugee camps have become sanctuaries for terrorists. 6. The Government should fast-track the National Disaster Management Policy with a view to ensuring that legislation is developed to guard against haphazard responses to all disasters in the country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Committee takes cognizance of the terrorist acts being committed against Kenyans from that time up to now. As a Committee, we really want tough action by the Government, especially within the areas that have been radicalised such as Majengo, Eastleigh and some mosques in Mombasa. We want action taken as a matter of priority. The Committee is thankful to the Office of the Speaker and the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly for the logistical and technical support accorded to it during its sittings. The Committee wishes to thank all the witnesses for their co-operation and participation during the inquiry. I would like to pay special tribute to the many gallant Kenyans who participated in the rescue mission at the Westgate Mall and ensured that hundreds of people were saved while the injured were delivered to hospitals. I also pay tribute to the security officers who lost their lives during the rescue mission, the Members of the National Assembly who donated blood along with other Kenyans, the many Kenyans, some of them from the Diaspora, who donated blood and funds and gave other support following the attack. Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Committee and pursuant to Standing Order No.199(5), it is now my pleasant duty to table in this House the Report of the Joint Committee on Administration and National Security and Defence and Foreign Relations on its inquiry into the Westgate Mall terror attack and terrorist attacks in areas such as Mandera and Kilifi. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, I now want to call upon my co-Chairman, the very able Member of Parliament for Tetu, hon. Ndungu Gethenji to second. I thank you."
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