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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to share with you some thoughts on this Motion for Adjournment. I thank the Member from Mandera for bringing it up for discussion. When you look at the incidents that are going on at our frontier counties, or in places such as Mandera, Garissa, Wajir, Marsabit and Tana River, it is clear that the Government is failing in its core mandate of providing security. We cannot hide away from that truth. We have to be honest, as Members of this august House, and see the steps that we will take to make sure that our borders and the people who live in Mandera, Garissa, Wajir, Marsabit and Tana River are fully protected. They should enjoy State security for which they pay taxes and are entitled to under the Constitution. As I speak, the Teacher’s Service Commission (TSC), due to insecurity, has been unable to recruit teachers. This means that in the month of March, when students should be taking their end-of-term one examinations, there will be no teachers. We are talking about free primary and secondary education in all parts of this country, except in these counties where children are being denied their rights. When will this House hold the Executive accountable for providing security to the people of Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit and Tana River and make sure that children in those areas go to school, just like the children of Kibra? This is a problem we must solve. I am happy that hon. Gethenji of the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee is here. This is an issue that cannot be solved in isolation, as an internal security matter, because it has regional security implications. Our relationship with Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan come into play. I am happy that President Kenyatta is now the Chairman of the Inter- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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