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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) F.I. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fatuma Ibrahim Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you. The other common trend of this adjournment is that the Government security agencies are ineffective. There are no arrests or recovery of livestock. There is nobody who is taking responsibility. We are not a failed state. We are a stable and rich country. We are highly respected by our neighbouring States. What could be the problem? Is it that the people in the north are not Kenyans? We need to reflect on this matter. This House is not a centre for lamenting only. This House must act upon these concerns. We are not trying to learn how to speak in this House. Hon. Letimalo and others have brought this Motion seeking action. The action is by this House which is the top decision making organ in this country. If the Executive is not doing its mandate, the law is very clear that the state is supposed to protect its citizen. It is supposed to provide security, but it has failed. We cannot sing this same song. We must bring a radical action by Parliament. This Parliament is not a place to cry and lament. This Parliament must take action. I was among the leaders in Wajir who were almost killed. We survived only by the grace of God. Bandits were almost killing us, but nobody was arrested. Two months ago there were killings in Wajir and Mandera and yet nobody was arrested. The County Commissioner has never visited. This is the same scenario hon. Lentoimaga has explained. Locals and villagers have been killed one kilometre from the police station and the Administration Police (AP) camp. Manyattas have been raided. Where are we? Can we then harm everybody because the State has failed so that people defend themselves, their property and their livestock?"
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