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    "id": 779079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to condole with the affected families in Mt. Elgon as well as their representative, Sen. Wetangula, who is so concerned. At such times, it hurts to hear such things happening, more so as it concerns the security of our people. Since Kenya gained Independence, we have been training police officers who graduate from the police training institutions. Therefore, we do not expect to hear or see the kind of insecurity that the people of Mt. Elgon are facing right now. It is a high time that the Government wakes up. The relevant Ministry mandated with the security of the nation; the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, should wake up and protect the lives of Kenyans. As I stand here, my soul is disturbed. It hurts to lose one family member; what of the family that lost seven members? It is high time that the Ministry concerned looked into the matter and came up with a solution to protect the lives of the people of Kenya. Madam Temporary Speaker, recently as I was watching the television, I saw the President presiding over high volatile equipment that is provided to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. The equipment was paraded in Kasarani Stadium. Such equipment is supposed to help police officers to protect our people. The vehicles are supposed to move police officers very fast to areas where insecurity incidents occur. I wonder whether the equipment that was paraded is just a show off or it is there to just waste our taxpayer’s money. We want to see the relevant Ministry working hard to protect the people of Mt. Elgon and the country at large. Our police officers always wait for such incidents to happen before they are awakened. They like being ambushed. They are not prepared to protect the population of Kenya. It is therefore a high time that the Cabinet Secretary and the Principal Secretary together with all the manpower that they have protect the people of Mt. Kenya and Kenya as a whole. Thank you."
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