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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to urge leaders to tame our utterances when we go out there. We are crying about insecurity in the country whereas some of us are responsible for fueling insecurity in this country. If we continue to talk the way we have been talking at each other and showing disunity as if there is a crisis in the country, I believe they will also react differently. I urge my colleagues and the other leaders to act maturely knowing that our youngsters and other people who are disgruntled are watching us. I would also like to add my voice to the concerns about insecurity in this country. I would like to reiterate that whereas the Government is fully in charge and responsible for security, we, as citizens, also have a stake and a role to play in ensuring security in this country. It is unfortunate that when the President said that, some people wanted to turn it around and claim that he absolved the Government from responsibility. From what I understand; whereas the Government has the bulk of responsibility, every citizen also has some responsibility. Some of these people perpetuating insecurity live with us. Others cross the border and come here to cause insecurity. I am sure there are citizens who know them and yet they do not report. Unless we cooperate with the security agencies, we will not deal effectively with insecurity in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to urge the Select Committee that is looking into the cause of insecurity that they should also see whether there is a hidden hand somewhere. It is impossible to think that all this goes on and nobody here is involved in helping those people in one way or another. That will ensure that everybody is really concerned about insecurity and doing their part. 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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