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    "id": 515131,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I come from Homa Bay County which is quite a distance from Mandera County. But insecurity anywhere in this country affects all parts of this nation. I am amazed that a whole Governor can be attacked by a rocket propelled grenade. Where I come from, the fastest thing that travels is a stone that has been hurled using a sling. The story in Mandera is like a horror story; rocket propelled grenades hurled at Governors? We have heard of 36 quarry workers who were killed in one instance in the past; 28 people killed and 11 teachers were killed sometimes in 2014. These are the kind of things that prompt citizens to start saying “ Mandera si Kenya .” Previous speakers have talked about high seas and breeding of Boko Haram, but where should the buck stop? I know that the Jubilee Government borrowed a Cabinet Secretary in charge of security from the Opposition and we had an Inspector-General (IG) of Police appointed just the other day. I believe that the buck stops squarely in the hands of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this nation, because the primary responsibility of any government or authority is the security, safety and wellbeing of its citizens. That should be paramount and the first thing. We anticipate more chaos as we approach the next election. Some of these things are cyclic. As much as we talk about the Al Shabaab and clan conflict, we should be a bit more vigilant as we approach the next elections. Unfortunately, our Government has resorted to public relations. That is why we are seeing the likes of Tony Blair coming into the country so that we cover up the things which are happening here so that it is only positive things that happen which will be reported for purposes of next election. I urge all Senators here to take a non-partisan approach on this matter. This is an area where we, as the opposition, cannot allow the Government to fail. I support."
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