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    "id": 535057,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nooru",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Mohamed Nooru",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I have waited for it since yesterday. I had almost given up. I have got the opportunity to join my colleagues in expressing my thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the President for fulfilling his mandate as per the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. I want to speak on two issues. One is the apology by the President. It is most welcome by all Kenyans. It is in good faith. It is going to heal a majority of Kenyans. However, as human beings, a few may still have issues in their hearts. My concern is this issue of Kshs10 billion that will be set aside for compensation. So many compensations have come in this country, including the one for the Mau Mau and resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in this country, which have not been done very well. We want this money to be managed properly and given fairly to those who deserve it. It should be given to trusted institutions that can do justice and are free of corruption. Historical injustices are not only the massacres of Wagalla, Malka Mari, Garissa and Mount Elgon. Since Independence, most regions have experienced massacres. The State of Emergency of 1963 and the secession war in the northern region saw many people lose their lives and property. They should be considered for compensation. They must not be left out if justice is to prevail and if truly the President has apologised to the nation. Two, is on the issue of insecurity. Yes, much has been done. However, from the outset, as my colleagues have said, I want to address the issue of Mandera County in particular. It has been taken very casually by this system and the Government at large. They have downplayed this issue as being a local issue. We have had clashes and cattle rustling in this country. When these issues are related to national security, threat of terrorism from outside this country and mixed with the issues of local politicking and resource management, it becomes a very dangerous situation. This country is under threat from outside enemies. When you relegate this issue and focus only on the external threats, I do not think you are really addressing it in the proper way that it deserves. I want the Government to take the issue of Mandera very seriously. We should not be surprised, hon. Members, when one of these fine days Mandera is overrun and we see a different flag hoisted in that county; this is if the Government does not take the security of this country seriously. The issue of having the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) assist the police does not arise. The responsibility of KDF in this country is to protect the borders and sovereignty of this country. The sovereignty of this country is under threat. I want it to be on record that we said it and we are repeatedly saying it. Let the Government downplay it as local politics, ethnicity or resource management in the counties. The reality of the matter is that the region is under threat. That is why the Government has now come up with the idea of putting up a wall between Kenya and Somalia. Why do you put a wall if there is no threat? If you have not addressed it in a comprehensive manner, walls cannot protect this country. Walls are past things. If they have been pulled down even in Germany, why are you putting them up between countries in the 21st Century? If the risk has reached that level, it is very dangerous. I want this to be known. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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