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    "content": "MEASURES TO COUNTER TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, OVERHAUL AND STREAMLINE FRAMEWORK AND OPERATIONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY THAT, noting that there have been numerous incidents of terrorist attacks across the country in the last three years, including the most recent at Arabiya Town on Saturday, 22nd November, 2014, in Mandera County which have resulted in the loss of hundreds of innocent lives, injuries and massive destruction of property contrary to the principles and objects set out in Articles 238 and 239 of the Constitution; aware that Pursuant to Article 239 (1) of the constitution, the national security organs are the Kenya Defence Forces, the National Intelligence Service and the National Police Service whose primary object is to promote and guarantee national security; recognizing that most of the attacks could have been averted with proper co-ordination between and among the security organs; concerned that the multiple attacks are signs of leadership, institutional and structural flaws within the organs hampering their capacity to effectively deal with threats and cases of terrorism and other criminal activities; the Senate calls upon H.E the President to institute legislative and other measures to counter terrorist activities and overhaul and streamline the framework and operations of national security organs in the country including initiating where necessary, the process of removal of the respective head of an organ and further that the Standing Committees on National Security and Foreign Relations and Legal Affairs and Human Rights to- (a) investigate the circumstances under which the Mandera bus attack and Kapedo massacre occurred; (b) establish whether there were failures in institutional command or operational structure that led to the attacks; and 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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