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    "id": 702772,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/702772/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.O. Ahmed",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Ore Ahmed",
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    "content": "Thank you for giving me this opportunity. Of late, we have been having problems of insecurity throughout the nation. Apart from cattle rustling we have had the issue of the attack in Mandera. We have had clan clashes and sporadic clashes all over the country. Generally, this is exaggerated by the fact that we are going to an electioneering year. As much as we have been blaming the security and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, as leaders we have a role to play. We cannot keep on pointing fingers at the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. We have a role to play and we are part of this problem. As leaders, we should be able to talk to our community, take part in dialogue and be part of the solution. We cannot be complaining every time. We have been elected to offer leadership, stewardship and guidance. We can talk to our people but if we leave insecurity with the security personnel, we will not be able to do much. The security personnel have a role to keep law and order but as leaders, I feel strongly that we are failing in our role and responsibility. We have a problem in terms of intelligence especially when it comes to attacks on our border. Now and again we have heard of attacks in Garissa and Mandera yet there were intelligence reports and security was informed. Why can we not use that information? We need to analyse the reports and prevent attacks. We have chiefs all over. We have made a budget for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and we have been able to budget to the extent that chiefs will be facilitated to go to the interior to collect information and provide it to the security personnel. There should be no reason why when we have the information and intelligence, we should not be able to prevent these attacks. Lastly, the community has a role. The community is aware and is hiding the people who are behind all these Al Shabaab and cattle rustling attacks. That particular person is not working alone, but with a household. He is sleeping somewhere and planning it from somewhere. That is where the ammunition and the grenades are. As a community, we should help our security forces and Government through the Nyumba Kumi Initiative. Let us remember as leaders that as we go towards the elections, it will not be any better unless we support the Government. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."
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