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    "content": "One of the things we have recommended regarding that region - many times, I mentioned this when I moved the Motion - is that the area bordering Wajir and Garissa, the Somalia side which was left under the hands of the Ethiopians to police under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON), is where there is a serious mistake. I want to reiterate that the Government needs to talk to AMISON and get the KDF to manage that sector so that we have a buffer zone of, at least, 50 to 100 kilometres which will be in control of the KDF. Right now, the KDF is in the Southern parts towards Kismayu. However, Wajir all the way to Mandera is an area occupied by Al Shabaab . The KDF needs to move in. I also want to say that we all appreciate some of the action that the President has taken in the replacements. However, I specifically want to note the fact that he said that he would change the security strategy. We want to see that. That is the most important thing. There has to be a change. There must be a paradigm shift. You cannot do things the same way, all the time. That promise is one that I appreciate. I also want to appreciate his assurance to Kenyans that this is not a religious war. The people who do these barbaric inhuman acts cannot claim to be doing it for Muslims. You cannot kill people and say that you are doing so because Muslims are being harassed in Kenya. Kenyan Muslims have not asked them to do anything for us. In fact, the opposite is true. By killing Christians or non-Muslims in the manner they are doing, they are, in fact, jeorpadising many lives of Kenyan Muslims in many parts of this country. These are people with worked up minds. The sooner this matter is dealt with the better. I saw the President making it clear that this is not a religious war. These are people who are using religion, as it has happened in history for a long time now. I also want to encourage the new appointee, hon. Maj. (Rtd.) Nkaissery and the one who will take the Inspector General’s position that they must work with the local communities and political leadership. They cannot win the war on terrorism without working with the local communities."
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