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    "id": 101808,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 94,
        "legal_name": "David Musila",
        "slug": "david-musila"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, only a few days ago, we witnessed the bombing of innocent Kenyans in Nairobi. The trend in this country has been that whenever a crime is committed, the Police Commissioner calls the Press and tells them: “We are going to leave no stone unturned and we are going to apprehend the criminals who are responsible for this crime.” This happened on Sunday and Monday. During the first one week, we hear too much about what is happening and then after one week, the matter dies and we do not hear about it anymore. Therefore, even before I continue, I want to urge the Kenya Police, in this particular case, to know that their credibility is on line. Unless they successfully investigate this case of the bombing on Sunday and even prosecute it successfully, Kenyans will have lost faith and confidence in them. I am saying this because this has been going on for too long, many kidnappings are taking place every day and the case of Onyancha is very fresh in our minds. The man has killed about 19 people. Every time the relatives of deceased reported the matter, they were told that action was going to be taken. But no action was taken. This man was hoping to continue killing until his 100th victim. Why would the Police Force allow a single person to kill so many people without detecting him? If they are unable to detect Onyancha, how would they detect these organized criminals who are more sophisticated? Therefore, I want to agree with those who have said that it is true that laws are there, and others are being passed, but implementation is lacking. It is not because we do not have laws. We have laws, but our police officers who have been given the task of protecting Kenyans have not lived to the expectation of Kenyans. Therefore, as we pass this Bill, I would like to urge the Minister responsible to let the Commissioner of Police know that Kenyans are not satisfied with the service that is offered to them by the Kenya Police in terms of detecting, preventing and even prosecuting crime. Even the economic crimes that have been committed in this country in the past, like the Goldenberg and the Anglo Leasing, the police has been unable to investigate them successfully. I am even wondering whether we will get people who will be able to investigate these sophisticated crimes. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the penalty provided in the Bill, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said, is up to Kshs1million. So, it could be Kshs1 or"
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