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    "id": 479350,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abongotum",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 165,
        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Shakila Abdalla wanted to know the nature of the intelligence that was relayed or conveyed to officers by the NIS, and whether the report was presented. She also wanted to know why these attacks continued even after posting officers to Mpeketoni. The information that we have is that an intelligence report was relayed by the County Commissioner to the OCPD and the AP Commander. The two officers did not respond in good time. They never took this information seriously. The two of them have been interdicted and the County Commissioner transferred from that area. A new County Commissioner has now been posted there. So, an intelligence report was conveyed to the two commanders. I just want to confirm to hon. Shakila Abdalla that the Committee is concerned that officers took quite some time to respond to this distress. I know that place, as a former officer in that area, and we have so many officers in Mokowe and even in Hindi and it should have taken them 30 minutes to respond. That is why we have taken appropriate action against the two commanders. There was that delay and the Government is taking action against the officers concerned. Hon. Neto wanted to know whether this was perpetrated by Al Shaabab . Yes, indeed, it was done by Al Shaabab in cahoots with some locals. There was some co- operation with the locals. So, the Al Shaababs who had been trained in Somalia were the ones who were used by the locals to perpetrate these attacks. Hon. Maanzo says that four of his constituents were killed and their families were not assisted by the Government. We will follow up with the Cabinet Secretary and the Member to ensure that there is no preferential treatment to the victims. All those who suffered must be treated equally, whether they came from Mpeketoni or upcountry. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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