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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mositet",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Korinko Mositet",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this chance to contribute to this good Motion. Just like my colleagues who have expressed themselves before me, let me say that I am also a sad leader because of the many things which have befallen our country. I just want to tell fellow leaders that they should not engage in blame game. We should look at it soberly and think about our great nation. Look at yourself as a leader who was elected and sworn in. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, security is paramount and it comes first before anything else. I just want to echo the sentiments of other Senators who spoke yesterday and say that development cannot take place without peace. No matter the amount of development we can put into this land, if we will not have peace, then it will be in vain. I call upon each and every leader to think and take the issue of security seriously. Let us not just think about a department because wherever we have reached, the issue calls on sober minds to think, contribute and ask what we can do for this nation. What can we do, so that the department of internal security can function properly? We hope the generations to come after us can find a good nation; a nation where they can invest without fear and go about their duties everyday without any fear that their tomorrow will not be good or safe. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me take this opportunity to condole with families all over the country who lost their dear ones through the incidences of terrorism. I also encourage my President and the entire leadership of the Government and tell them not to feel as if terrorists have won. They have not won. As Kenyans, let us stand firm and strong. We have read and we have been told by many people, including the Governor for Mandera that the information about what happened there had already been given to the police. The information was provided that some heavily armed people had been spotted in that area. I feel as leaders, irrespective of where we are or the department that we work for, we really need to take security seriously. I would have expected those leaders to call for meetings or the Governor to call all leaders and tell them: “Please, our county has some problems. Some heavily armed people have been spotted.” From there, maybe they could have sensitized the people on the issue. To hear the story that already this information had been passed without any action, as the leadership, let us sober up and not look at the issue of security as just a departmental or a particular ministry’s concern. The County Police Commandant on the ground squarely takes the blame of what happened in Mandera. I believe if that information was passed to him, he should have passed a word and not even allowed the bus which was heading to Nairobi continue with its journey. I feel that if heads are to roll, those are the ones which should roll. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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