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    "speaker_name": "Hon Kanini Kega",
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        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
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    "content": "Thank you. I want to start by sending my very sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and relatives of the 28 Kenyans who were killed in that heinous act that happened in Mandera. In fact, among the 28 are two from my constituency. These are Wilfred Karimi who was 28 years old and Fridah Kathambi who was 30 years old and is a sister to Wilfred. These are not just statistics. Unfortunately, every other day we are losing Kenyans. Every other day we are waking up to statistics and I think I want to disagree with some of the sentiments expressed here that it has nothing to do with leadership. I just want to recite a saying from where I come from which says: “A herd of sheep led by a lion will any time defeat a pride of lions led by a sheep.” It all boils down to the leadership. Inspector-General Kimaiyo, Deputy Inspector-General, Grace Kaindi who is in charge of the Regular Kenya Police and Deputy Inspector-General, Samuel Arachi, we have not been seeing you. In fact, the last time I saw them is when they were receiving the President. That is not their work. We have to make decisions today because in the 10th Parliament there was the Police Act which in fact made it impossible for Inspector-General to be removed. As we sit here we cannot, as Members of Parliament, initiate a process of removing an Inspector-General or his deputy, yet we are the same people who have been vetting them. In the Constitution, it is very clear that the Inspector-General is given a non- renewable term of four years. What is the motivation of the Inspector-General or the Deputy Inspector- General to perform well knowing very well that after the four years if he does not perform well, he will not get an extension? If he performs well, nobody will remove him because it is very difficult to remove him. I beg the Inspector-General and the Deputy Inspector-General to resign honourably. Save Kenyans. These are the last numbers that we want to see. Kenyans are not statistics; these are lives lost. Right now I am paying bills because we are laying to rest the two persons who died from my constituency. I am being called upon to foot the bill."
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