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    "content": "progress we made to make our country safer. We know we are and we have been. Can we do better? Absolutely! We must continue to do better. I join the President in saluting our disciplined forces who continue to safeguard our people against terrorism and other crimes, and who often pay the ultimate prize in service and in the line of duty to our country and our people, and as custodians of our nation’s defence. Kenya Defence Forces officers died in Somalia. We stand we them. We mourn them but most important, we are very proud of them. We stand with the families and mourn them but most importantly, we are very proud of the sacrifices that they made to the country. We do not belittle what they do. We know that they have paid the ultimate price so that our borders are safe. I am not a security agent and I cannot tell whether it can be done better but I proud of the work that our disciplined forces are doing, both within our borders and outside. Once again, our President has shown a greater understanding of his role as a regional leader and Kenya’s place in the geopolitical space both in Africa and around the world. I know it is has been said that he did not get reciprocity. I come from a diplomatic world and I want to tell you that reciprocity is for like-for-like. If we are leaders, we must provide the leadership. We cannot expect reciprocity from people that cannot provide it. So, I am proud of my President for opening the borders and accommodating other East Africans and providing the leadership that Kenya should continue to provide, even in the absence of reciprocity. Definitely, protectionism has no place in modern society and it can only constrain growth for all of us. Kenya has chosen not to be a protectionist country, but instead, a country that has opened its borders and that should be lauded. That should be seen as leadership and nothing short of that. Those already campaigning for 2022 and those insulting fellow citizens for their perceived or desire for leadership should heed the President’s wise counsel and stop the arrogance and the sense of entitlement that we see all over the place. Using the President’s words, let us forge a Kenya that speaks gently, criticizes constructively and embraces and respects dissent and competition as healthy and civilised ways of collaboration. I support."
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