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    "id": 462413,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gethenji",
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        "legal_name": "James Ndungu Gethenji",
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    "content": "terrorism because those images continue to terrorise the minds of Kenyans in their own homes. So, as Parliament, we should not sit here and start debating or even questioning whether or not our oversight role is lawful or correct as we continue watching the images that are being splashed in the media. I would go further to suggest that this House must recognise the fact that we are in a state of war against the Al Shabaab . Kenya is on a war footing. Those people who do not facilitate and assist in the end of this war but rather facilitate the objectives and furtherance of the terror campaign are not with us. In the words of George W. Bush, during his war on terror, “if you are not with us, you are against us”. So, if you are not in the fight against the terrorists, then you are with the terrorists, who are against us. So, we need to interrogate ourselves, and not point political fingers at each other. That will not serve the purpose of protecting our citizens, our lives and our properties. That is not what we do here. Political finger-pointing is the game that those people want us to be drawn into. The media is leading that game. I would wish the media to desist forthwith from publishing images of Kenyans being killed by the terrorists. I would wish the security forces of this country could investigate how that CCTV footage was leaked or procured from the people who had custody of the same, and how they were allowed to be aired on national television. Hon. Speaker, I rest my case."
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