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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that direction. As early as 5.00 a.m., the whole country woke up to very devastating news. It was very clear from the local and international media outlets that, once more, our country was under attack. From the updates that I have received even as I speak, it is not clear how many people are dead or wounded. It is not even clear how many terrorists have attacked Garissa University College and the fate of hundreds of students is still unknown. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have also been informed that the IG of Police, Mr. Boinett and the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, Mr. Nkaissery, are on location and, together, they are trying to support in terms of policy, the operational commanders who include the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) and the NPS who have been rapidly deployed to contain the terrorists and try to rescue those held hostage in that campus. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am at a loss as the Senate Majority Leader because I know we have been very pained in the past when things of this nature have happened. Let me talk about myself; let me not say “some of us.” I know I was very categorical in the past when we had things of this nature. I said at that time that we needed two things; number one, I said that we were convinced that the security managers who were in place at that time had been unable to contain the situation of insecurity. We said in no uncertain The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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