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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On the outset, I want to send my condolences to the many Kenyans, not only in the Mandera incident, but those who died in acts of terror in Kapedo, Baragoi and Nairobi. Secondly, the matter before us is a serious matter. It is bigger than Mr. ole Lenku. It is bigger than Mr. Kimaiyo. It is about our national security. If I quote what the Americans said when New York was hit on 11th September, 2001; from the media to the Opposition to the Government, they said in one word: “Our nation is under attack, let us defend our borders.” What we are facing is global terror. There is no difference between what is happening in Iraq or Syria and what is happening in the Horn of Africa. When I see the former Prime Minister, the former Vice- President and the Leader of FORD(K), in this House, they are the ones who sent the KDF to Somalia. It is not President Uhuru Kenyatta; it is not William Ruto. Today, what we need, as a country, is not to lament. It is this House and the Constitution that have a fundamental structure. It is only in Kenya where you have two police forces; one called Administration Police with a different command structure and another one called Kenya Police Service. There is nowhere else in the world. I want to ask a fundamental question: If tonight Mr. ole Lenku is sacked; if tonight Mr. Kimaiyo is sacked, can somebody give guarantee that Al-Shabaab will stop the attacks? The answer is no! Mr. Kimaiyo and Mr. ole Lenku lead men and women. They lead a force. We must scrutinize and vet the whole force. What is killing the security system in our country is corruption. Arms are brought from every corner; from Karamojong, Ethiopia and Somalia. They end up in Nairobi because in all the road blocks, our police officers are bribed. If you have US$2000, and I will say it on the Floor of the House, you can bomb Harambee House. What is killing our people is corruption. Our documents are sold. It is the only country in the world where your foreign citizen documents are sold: Our identification documents (IDs) and our passports. They were not sold during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s time. They were sold in all the successive Governments. The Government of his dad; the Government of mzee 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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