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    "content": "attacked a border post that is close to Somalia. What baffled me is that the Kenya Defence Forces are stationed ten kilometres as you drive from Diff Trading Centre to Wajir Town. It is the responsibility of our military to protect our borders. They have been provided with all sorts of equipment, but instead of protecting the local community and fighting the enemy, they seem to be putting them in a precarious position. I told hon. Nkaisserry - I could not reach the Cabinet Secretary, Madam Omamo – that our military must do better. We need not invest heavily in security if the strategies are bad. Why do the military position themselves right in the interior, instead of stopping the enemy outside the border? This indicates poor planning when it comes to security matters in this country. Fifty Four years after Independence, we are still talking about combating poverty, ignorance and disease. We have had the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are global benchmarks, and now we have moved to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, we are not putting sufficient resources into the areas that would help us combat the problems that we keep talking about. We need to allocate enough resources to health and education. A healthy nation will prosper economically faster than any other country. We do not need to boast that we have done very well in education. In fact, we say that we are 30th in the world and the first in Africa in terms of offering quality education, but we are not doing very well in matters of health. The Jubilee Government should invest heavily in health and education sectors. In fact, the recommended global figures in terms of budgetary allocations should be about 14 – 15 per cent of the total budget. These sectors are, however, allocated only about 9 per cent. I disagree with the idea of leasing that has become a trend in this country. We are leasing medical equipment and security vehicles. I do not think leasing is cost effective. It is actually the route to corruption that has been carefully crafted by technocrats in most Government offices. It would be good to re-evaluate this issue. It is true that roads are being done in this country. In fact, it started during the Kibaki Government, in which some of us served. However, there are still parts of this country, including north eastern, that are cut off completely. I do not think that this 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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