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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waiganjo",
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        "legal_name": "John Muriithi Waiganjo",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is very unfortunate that we have to take three minutes to debate this matter of national importance. I doubt if we shall finish. The Kenya Defence Forces, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the National Police Service are the national security organs in this country that Kenyans need to know about. Kenyans should know that those three organs are the ones that are mandated to promote and guarantee national security in this country. Besides that, Article 240 of the Constitution creates the National Security Council. The National Security Council comprises of the President, the Deputy President, the Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government; the Attorney General, the Chief of Defence Forces; the Director General of NIS and the Inspector General of Police. Therefore, when Kenyans are looking for an insecurity solution, these nine people, seven men and two women can provide it. It is the Council that is mandated to exercise supervision and control over national security organs. We may know who bears the greatest responsibility for insecurity in this country and who should be blamed. These three organs are also supposed to create policy and integrate the domestic, foreign and military policies relating to national security. We have to enable the national security organs to co-operate and function effectively. Do we have a policy on national 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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