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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to join hands with the people of Garissa and this country after the tragedy that we have all witnessed today. At a time like this, we join hands as one people of a nation, irrespective of our political differences, ethnic backgrounds, ethnicity or faiths. I join hands with the rest of Kenyans to condole with the families who have lost their loved ones. I also want to express my sincere hope and optimism that very swift action is going to be taken. I wish that the Kenyan forces and the entire team that is there trying to rescue those that are still under capture all the best. We are sure that, finally, as a country we are going to prevail. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is not the first time, as my colleagues have said, that the Al Shabaab movement has struck this country and caused loss of life and massive atrocities. I believe that it is our time to learn now. We have been learning but whatever we have witnessed, we must now urgently change direction. It is said that there are no old roads to new directions. We must absolutely change tactics. The last time that Al Shabaab struck, they left hundreds of our people mourning and others dead. We can see clearly that there is a trend that Al Shabaab has been striking in the north eastern parts of this country, from Mandera to Garissa. They have also been to other parts of this country but we must urge our security forces, this time round, to ensure that we form or focus critically in that part of this country to ensure that if that is an area that is deemed to be a soft spot by the Al Shabaab, then we should enhance security in that area and make sure that our intelligence services are heightened in those specific areas. I contributed to a similar Motion in this House. I drew the attention of this House to a visit that I paid sometimes in the United Kingdom (UK). It is a country that has a 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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