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    "id": 507463,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 26,
        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know what happened on 28th November, 2014: 28 Kenyans were butchered mercilessly by the Al Shabaab in Mandera. The officers on the ground should have been more cautious about the security of the Kenyans who are in that area. It is saddening to know that these recent 36 people were only two kilometres away from the military barracks, the police and Administration Police in that area. Did they not think that the 36 people who were killed could have been targeted because of being either Christians or from upcountry? Could they not have posted officers to provide security to these people at the quarries? Why should they not re-locate them to their town and give them security? These people have caused murder. All the senior officers in Mandera, whether they are in the army, or in the county government, they should be held responsible for last night. All of them should be sacked, with the loss of all their benefits. These are the people who are on the ground and should have been conscious of what is likely to happen. If they have done that in Mandera, it can happen anywhere in this country. It has happened in Kapedo, Lamu and other places. The officers who were supposed to manage the security of the areas for which they are responsible should not be spared. The Government should now wake up to its mandate and responsibility of ensuring that no more life is lost in the manner in which lives have been lost. We can understand if many people died in road accident. We cannot blame anybody, but we can 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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