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    "id": 490193,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "He is answerable to Parliament and we will expect him to give the President the best intelligence reports that will not be biased. We expect him to take the NIS to a greater height. For a long time the NIS, in the eyes of Kenyans, has been wanting. We expect Gen. Wachira to bring a fundamental shift and changes to this institution. The NIS should not preoccupy itself with the activities of politicians. It should not engage in asking questions like: where does the Member for Muhoroni stay? Has he met hon. Duale? Is he dining with the Jubilee Coalition? That is not the business of the NIS. The NIS must secure our nation. They must neutralize threats that are imminent from across the border. They must maintain an intelligence network in South Sudan, Somalia and all the hot spots around our country. According to his CV and experience, Gen. Wachira is up to the task. We expect the President to go further and make sure that people who are given responsibility to hold public offices in our country are men and women who will deliver on the vision of the Jubilee Government. Even if we build the railway, provide laptops or grow our economy by double digits, if the security of our country is not assured, our country will not move forward. We should not blame the intelligence for what happened in Migori. We should blame ourselves, the politicians. Let us not push the problem to the intelligence staff. It is ours. I am sure the Inspector-General of Police will go to the bottom of the issue, and bring those who sent money to book. If they are Members of this House, they must be ashamed. They must be taken to court. How do you use your little resources from your mileage and committee sittings to hire hooligans? It was a dark day for Kenya. Hon. Nkaissery is one of the best generals who have served in the KDF. He served with my father-in-law. He was an officer under my father-in-law, retired General Mohamed, and his credentials are well known in the KDF. They can never be erased by politics in this House. Maj-Gen. Nkaissery is renowned. He has done well in politics and in the army. He secured a number of regions, including Pokot and Turkana when there were issues. What happened in Migori is very shameful and should not happen to Maj- Gen. Nkaissery when he becomes the next President many years to come; he should be able to go to Garissa and Kiambu. With those few remarks, I support."
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