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    "id": 515110,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 118,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, I want to thank the Senator for Mandera and I want to associate myself fully with the sentiments he has expressed on the security situation in his county. Situations of insecurity are far too many and far too frequent. In all these situations, innocent Kenyans, human beings, God’s creations lose their lives without any justification whatsoever. They also lose large amounts of property. We have seen this in Tana River, Kitui, Bungoma, Westgate in Nairobi, Mombasa, Wajir, Garissa and Mandera. You will recall in an earlier incident in Mandera, Kenyans were lined up and executed in an organized and systematic manner. Some of the people who lost their lives were civil servants, teachers, doctors, nurses and people working in public institutions in Mandera County. Eight of this came from my own county in Kisii. We are still mourning their deaths but in the process, they left behind widows, children and aging parents who now face a bleak and hopeless future. The principal target of the attack in Mandera was actually the Governor himself, who is the chief executive officer of the County Government of Mandera. Right now, I am sure the Governor feels vulnerable. If the chief executive officer feels vulnerable, what about the ordinary citizen? The state of insecurity has serious implications on the social life of Kenyans. It has created fear and despondence. It has serious ramifications on the performance of the economy of Mandera County and indeed on the economy of the country as a whole. It has a negative impact on the livelihoods of the people both in Mandera and elsewhere. We all agree that the first responsibility of the national Government is to protect lives and property of the people. The question we ask is; do we have the political will and resolve to deal with this situation? Do we have the capacity to protect the lives and property of the people? If indeed we do or we feel we do, there is then an urgent need for the national Government to commit itself to guarantee security to Kenyans in Mandera County and everywhere in the Republic. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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