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    "id": 835175,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "At the same time, we need to protect them from the terrorist cells operating in the different counties, not to be targeted as traitors. This can only be achieved by teamwork and developing good working relationships with the security agencies. The security team in particular, needs to create an enabling environment for communities to engage them and benefit through human intelligence, necessary for such complex undertakings presented by terrorism. There is need for rehabilitation centres to be established in all the counties for the returnees. The youths are mostly lured into terrorism by the promise of a good life. The terrorists also take advantage of the high unemployment rate in Kenya among the youth, to lure and trap recruits. Therefore, there is need to go a step further in creating economic empowerment programmes in the rehabilitation centres to make the returnees financially independent. The insertion of a new definition of institution administrator is equally very timely. We need institution administrators in all our schools and colleges to ensure that they take student’s records for purposes of following up absentee students. In addition, the institution administrators should be locals to ensure easy access and interpretation of information. If we had an administrator in Garissa University, who was a local, the terror attack would have been thwarted with ease due to dissemination of information from the locals who have information on the planned attack. Mr. Temporary Speaker, I therefore, propose the amendment, and from the proposed Bill, we can clearly see that this is not a---. From the statement, the principal objective of this Bill is to amend the Prevention Terrorism Act, provide for the duty of institution administrators and counter radicalization. Part II of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution assigns the function of pre- primary education to county governments. The Bill in amending the Prevention of Terrorism Act seeks to ensure that all institution administrators are mandated and charged with the duty of ensuring measures are put in place in their respective institutions to prevent radicalization and violent extremism. This is by building the resilience of learners through sensitization, building strong support and care network for students and working with the key institutions to counter ideological challenges associated with terrorism. Under the Bill, the school administrators will be required to keep and update records of all their students, ensure teachers are sensitized to detect extreme behaviour in students and collaborate with key stakeholders in counter-radicalization. Therefore, I propose the amendment and request Sen. Faki to second."
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