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    "content": "Our support has ensured that the residents of Modogashe in Garissa have witnessed their first caesarean section in their county. Our strong collaboration with the County Government of Lamu has enabled the rehabilitation of a previously dilapidated King Fadh Hospital as well as the addition of a new Accident and Emergency Care Centre. This new facility, which will start its operation next month, will transform the health outcomes for the residents of Lamu County by offering dialysis, X-rays, emergency operations and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) services that were previously unavailable. In counties like Uasin Gishu and Narok, we are collaborating to build new stadia. Our joint efforts with the County Government of Turkana has led to the successful implementation of a government-driven livestock insurance and compensation programme; a first of its kind in Kenyan and African history. The national Government has been able to provide street lighting in all the county headquarters and to 36 other towns across the country. This has injected economic vibrancy into previously sleepy towns. Fellow Kenyans, together, we are champions of devolution; we believe in it, we have worked, and we will continue to work, to deliver its full benefits to Kenyans. Hon. Speakers, Hon. Members and fellow Kenyans, my oath of office, decrees as my essential duty the protection of Kenyans and preservation of our territorial integrity. This duty is all the more significant in light of her being a frontier State against global terrorism. Furthermore, our location in a fragile, conflict-prone region whose challenges are transnational, means that our ability to secure the nation is fundamental to achieving our collective aspirations. In 2011, we made a historic decision. We sent our young men and women across the border in pursuit of an enemy dedicated to the destruction of our region and our motherland. Since then, and in collaboration with regional as well as international allies, we have robbed the enemy of territory, resources and control over people. Still the threat remains. Therefore, we continue with our mission in Somalia. We know that if we fight the enemy in Somalia, we will not have to fight them here at home. Our engagement as part of AMISOM has yielded significant successes. We have degraded the capacity of Al-Shabaab to carry out large-scale attacks in Kenya and elsewhere. Our efforts together have led to the establishment of successive civilian governments in Somalia, including the recently concluded successful, peaceful election and transition to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Fellow Kenyans, in defence of our motherland, and in fulfilling our international obligations to pursue peace and security, we have in the process lost some of our gallant officers. These loses remind us every day of the threat that is upon us. I stand here today to say that these gallant sons and daughters of Kenya have not fallen in vain. Their sacrifice for our freedom and our homeland strengthen our resolve. We shall remain unbowed; Kenya shall prevail and our democracy will endure. 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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