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    "content": "We are leaving for recess when this country is in pain. This country is suffering from insecurity and my colleagues have already talked about it. Many people are losing jobs, particularly in the tourism sector. Last week, I went to Mombasa, but could not believe what I saw. Hotels are vacant. Some have closed down and workers have been sent home. This will not be a short term thing. This will last for a long time and will have a negative effect on our economy. It is high time that all of us joined together in trying to tackle the insecurity that is prevailing in our country. Sen. Lesuuda has talked about the unity of this nation which is very critical. Yesterday, there was an incident in my county where misguided elements in Mwingi closed the road so that people of North Eastern Province could not access the road. I want to assure people of North Eastern Province that that was not the leadership position. We have condemned that action in the strongest terms possible because Kenyans can work anywhere. Indeed, we have many people who come from areas outside North Eastern Province working in my county. While we condemn terrorism, we cannot attribute a community to it. We want to make this clear; that, everybody is welcome in Kitui County. I am sorry to talk about something I have talked about in the last 17 years, infrastructure, in Kitui County. Thanks to the rains, we are going on recess, but many of us may not reach our homes. Infrastructure is in shambles. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and we may not access our homes. I appeal to the Government, as I have done in the past 17 years, to improve the infrastructure of Kitui County. Without that improvement, whatever we do, the economy and well being of the people of Kitui County cannot be guaranteed. Finally, I want to wish all my colleague Senators and the people of Kitui County a joyous Christmas and a happy New Year."
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