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    "content": "that we are one country and ready to face them. When Nairobi was attacked, it did not gain anything. When Garissa was attacked, I believe that its residents are the losers. This is because the only university that they had was closed. I do not think that anybody in Garissa would be pleased with that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on security, I believe that this is the right time now for every citizen to be sensitized and educated on the basic skills of self-defence, so that in the event of an attack, at least, one will know how to protect himself. We have done this whenever we have had calamities, like during the outbreak of cholera. This is also a disaster in waiting and we should make all our citizens ready to face it. On the issue of the police service and other security arms, they should be trained on all aspects of terrorism, so that they can face any challenge. We should not rely only on special units like the Recce Company to be deployed during attacks. All units should undergo the same training as the Recce Company, so that they can react immediately. This is because I see a danger that even the police want to shy away from doing what they are supposed to do, in the name of waiting for specialized units. It started with the Flying Squad. Whenever there was a robbery or carjacking, it was only the Flying Squad which could handle the matter, yet all policemen are trained to handle those situations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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