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    "content": "(Prof. Saitoti): On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The reason why I asked to have the opportunity is to give some information that my colleague has covered comprehensively; the situation the way it is in the country - as the Minister in charge of internal security, I just sat down on this very important matter. I am sure Kenyans actually wondered about what I was doing. It is true as the Minister for Foreign Affairs said that the three Ministries work closely together. These are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, my Ministry and the Ministry of State for Defence. This is an important matter; apart from touching on our internal security, it also touches on a neighbouring country. Foreigners who come to this country fall into two categories; those who have got official documents to be residents in this country. Although we may keep an eye on them depending on where they come from, those are considered to be in the country legally. Those who happen to be in this country and they do not have the legal documents irrespective of where they come from, we actually end up arraigning them in court and some of them have had to go back to their countries. Not too long ago, it will be recalled that we did carry out an operation not only in Eastleigh but all over the country, and that operation netted quite a number of foreigners who were living here illegally. We took action and a number of them were actually apprehended, taken to court, sentenced and eventually kicked out of the country. It is important to avoid the temptation of just looking at people by virtue of the way they dress, the way they look like, their religion and brand them as possible terrorists. On this matter, we are on the alert. The Anti-Terrorist Unit of the police carries out very thorough investigations. As a matter of fact, had our own anti-terrorist unit not been on the alert, we would have faced major problems. The other thing I want to say is that we can be as alert as possible but sometimes, the terrorists can always sneak in. This has happened even in the most developed countries with very advanced technology. We have done the best we can. I want to say here that we can---"
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