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    "id": 1095246,
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    "speaker_name": "Limuru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Mwathi",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Mungai Mwathi",
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    "content": "(iv) To explain whether the Government can consider licensing miraa traders and drivers to hold guns for their safety since they pass through sections that are prone to attacks from terror groups such as Al-Shabaab. (v) To explain why there is a slow response from the police whenever they are called upon to attend to an emergency along the mentioned routes and, (vi) To explain why miraa transporters are asked to surrender their vehicles together with their commodities to the local drivers without any formal agreement. The response is as follows: (i) That the National Police Service officers provide security along roads through mobile patrol from Kotulo to Mandera and Takaba on the way back. Officers are not paid to provide security since this is the core mandate of the police. (ii) All road barriers within Mandera are manned by National Police Service officers under supervision by their respective commanders and appropriate strategies have been put in place to ensure the movement and security of all traders including miraa traders are well secured all the way from Kotulo to Mandera and Takaba to Mandera and back. (iii) The police officers provide convoy escorts for drivers on their way to Mandera. However, we noted that miraa drivers most often than not do not seek police escort and prefer to operate on their own. (iv) Kenyans who meet the legal requirements to possess firearms are allowed to apply for licenses to acquire civilian firearms as per the Fire Arms Act Cap 114, Section 51 of the Laws of Kenya. (v) Whenever an incident is reported, police officers act on the same promptly despite the communication challenges in the area. It is also advisable that all traders including miraa ones report to authorities any form of intimidation and enable investigations to be carried. I thank you Hon. Speaker. That is the response."
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