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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Alfred Keter",
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    "content": "Those responsible are taking this issue so casually. We want to see the Government taking responsibility because it is its responsibility to ensure that the lives of all Kenyans are protected. They should not be seen to be transferring blame to organisations or communities. We want to see the culprits or criminals who are causing Kenyans to lose lives face prosecution so that we can have a secure nation. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, at the moment most investors are scared of investing in this country because of this issue that is touching or making most Kenyans not to be free and secure to move. It is not easy for an investor to walk into a country where lives are at risk. I know, if you remember this afternoon when I moved this Motion of Adjournment, there is an hon. Member who rose to say that we have discussed this matter a number of times. Most hon. Members are saying we have adjourned almost 40 times since this 11th Parliament came into being last year to discuss insecurity. It is sad that this issue has been of national importance for the last two years since we became Members of this august House and there is no solution. You see the people who are responsible shifting blame and taking this issue so casually. We saw what happened in Westgate Mall. We have seen many issues in Lamu and now in the entire Coast and even in the Rift Valley where at the moment people are scared in their homes wondering whether they will have peaceful nights. There are curfews all over in some regions where Kenyans are not free in their own country. I took it as a matter of concern as a Kenyan citizen and now as a Member of Parliament because we are responsible as leaders to ensure that we discuss these issues and get a solution. When you see top Government officials transferring blame, then it is a serious concern. If we cannot protect lives, then we have no reason to lead this nation."
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