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    "id": 518794,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Melly",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1099,
        "legal_name": "Isaac Kipkemboi Melly",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the outset, let me inform Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale that Mr. Joseph Boinett is a resident of Uasin Gishu County and not Elgeyo-Marakwet County. I have known Mr. Boinett for a number of years. We have met a number of times in the county and we have interacted. Our security agencies should be led by persons of great intelligence and experience. Mr. Joseph Boinett and Maj. (Rtd.) Nkaissery are two great minds of phenomenal experience. I want to thank the President for nominating Mr. Boinett. Our job now as Parliament is to approve the name of Mr. Boinett and give him a chance to work with Maj. (Rtd.) Nkaissery in restoring security in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the core mandate of any Government to provide security for its people. I think it is a high time we gave a chance to the President who is the head of the National Security Council to instill confidence in issues of insecurity in this country. The challenge of insecurity in this country has nothing to do with any political party or tribe. If today we have good security mechanisms in this country which will spur development, it is for the benefit of all of us and not just a single political party or tribe. We must appreciate that we have the opposition. However, like any other Government, we must realise that we have a President of this Republic who is duly elected, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is charged with providing security to this country. Let us give him time to put things in order. We have confidence as the Senators of Jubilee---"
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