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    "id": 514744,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) A.W. Ng'ang'a",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alice Wambui Ng'ang'a",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Security matters belong to all of us. This is not the time for blame games about who should do what or who should not do what. It is high time we rose up as Kenyans and united to protect our borders, especially those in Mandera. As things are going on right now, the way forward for this nation, as we did in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), is to put more money into security, so that we can deploy security reinforcement in Mandera, or the other borders and protect our citizens. It is high time we all realised that if we do not unite as a nation to fight this level of insecurity or the Al Shabaab, we are going to be defeated. When we come to what we are discussing right now, and especially in Mandera--- When Al Shabaab attack, they do not ask whether you belong to the CORD or Jubilee. I keep on repeating this statement. They attack and finish you. They know they are attacking Kenyans. When we deal with this matter, we should not be divided. We should unite and stand as a team, so that we can overcome the current level of insecurity. I am saying it should not be a blame game and all leaders in the north eastern region should sit down with all the relevant authorities from the security forces, starting with the County Commissioners to the person at the grassroots. These include the chiefs and all the leaders of that region, including national security leaders. That meeting should come up with a solution and a way forward for this nation. We sympathise with the governor. However, if you ask me, I will not sympathise with the governor alone but with every person who lives in Mandera. The governor is an individual. Let us also remember that there are other people there who are equally important. We should protect all of them as Kenyans. We should not be losing lives in the north eastern region because we are not doing what we are supposed to do. If at all we are working with Nyumba Kumi, we should strengthen it. It should not be a theory that there is Nyumba Kumi, and it is not being felt. Yesterday I went to my constituency because the level of insecurity has also gone up there, and did not want a blame game. I said I also have an opportunity as a leader to call all the security officials, starting from the County Commissioner to the District Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO), the District Commissioner and the Chief. We had a meeting yesterday in my constituency, and we called the community. This is because Al Shabaab lives among us. They do not live outside. The thugs and terrorists live amongst us. We held a meeting with the community and the leaders were all there. We told the community that if they know of a person who is a threat to security, and they are afraid to reveal that, that person is an Al Shabaab or a thug, they should not write their names but write a note and drop it at the Chief’s office. They should drop it there, so that security officers can deal with these people. This is because they are the ones who know better than us. I am here in Bunge and they are at the grassroots. We should also involve the religious leaders in this war against terror and thugs that are also operating here in Nairobi. Once we include the religious leaders, let them preach like they do every Sunday or Saturday. Let them get involved. Let them talk about 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."
}