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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker. I stand to support this Motion because Somalia has been having insecurity problems. Maybe, by appointing Major-Gen, we might solve some of the problems that Somalia is facing. I also support the Report because the Committee sat down and scrutinized him. Therefore, it is better to have him as an ambassador. However, every time we approve nominations in this House, the reports brought by the committees always confirm that the person to be appointed is very competent. However, when the specific person goes to work, he or she becomes incompetent! We really wonder! Can we form another apparatus so that we can confirm that, indeed, the persons we approve in this House are competent? We have been approving people here, especially those in the security sector, but when they go there, we start seeing their incompetence. They work opposite of what they said to the Committees and the House. I do not know whether it is the committees that are the problem or the House. Is it that the work is too difficult for them? It actually undermines the integrity of this House when we approve someone who in turn becomes incompetent. I hope Major- General (Rtd) Tumbo is listening to what I am saying. The issue of insecurity in Kenya is alarming. Insecurity problems in Kenya mostly come from the borders. For example, most of the problems in Mandera come from Somalia. In Turkana County, most insecurity problems come from Southern Sudan. If you go to Ethiopia, you will also find that insecurity problems actually come from the border. Kenya is supposed to look into the security situations and make sure that it does not just engage in making appointments; rather it should act to protect Kenyans. The people we nominate should actually serve Kenyans and ensure that Kenyans are protected. Hon. Speaker, I just came from Uganda. I had gone there to plead with the Ugandan Government to allow our pastoralists to graze there and be given water. I was really impressed by how Uganda is protecting its people. Every five kilometers, they put what we call a “detachee security camp” to take care of their pastoralists and citizens. Those people who are taking care of the pastoralists are citizens and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). However, here in Kenya, you find our borders are porous and very insecure and yet the Constitution is very clear. It says that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are supposed to take care of our borders. However, you find that KDF soldiers are not at our borders. All the KDF soldiers are in Nairobi and yet, Nairobi is not bordering any country. Nairobi is the headquarters of Kenya. For KDF to be consistent with the Constitution, they are supposed to be devolved. They are supposed to stay at the borders. For instance, they are supposed to be at the borders of Uganda, South Sudan and Somalia. This is one way through which we can be convinced as Members of Parliament that KDF soldiers are taking care of our borders."
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