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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know the police force will reform. I know my sister hon. Karua said so eloquently that the police will be reformed. It will bring a force that is disciplined and able to enforce law and order in this country. But there are other forces. There is the Kenya Forest Service. There is the Kenya Wildlife Service. My worry is what happened in Narok the other day where we found a cache of arms and several guns in the hands of a person. We were told that people who are buying ammunitions from the factory are many, so we cannot know who took them. We need to net in these other institutions that are also authorised in law to own and use firearms. There is a common statement which is often said. I find it a clichĂŠ that there is no perfect constitution in the world. Yes, there could be. Why should we place ourselves in a defeatist position? Why should we demean ourselves? Why should we downgrade our capabilities and wisdom? Why can we not rise up and face the situation and simply say we will do our best as opposed to saying that there is no perfect constitution in the world? As we look at this document, there are varied views and opinions. That is an entitlement of every person. There are passions. I saw the hon. Member for Kuria constituency yesterday. I know of other Members of Parliament who are passionate about this and that. There are other local interests. There are even selfish interests. I dare say those of us who want to be the President; I can assure you, they got selfish interest in this document. Now, these are the issues we must tame. We must bring them to a level of compromise so that we come to a common ground, so that nobody is trampled upon or thrown out for no apparent reason. I want to say that at the end of it all, after looking at all those views and opinions, we must do one thing. We must give to the people of this country an instrument for the management of their affairs. I do not want to subscribe to that pessimistic attitude that âif we pass this Constitutionâ. I want us to say we will pass this Constitution. That is being positive. But if we start giving up, I find it so difficult. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me now turn to the Chapter on Devolution; Chapter 11. I want to indicate from the outset that every time there is talk of devolution, people run quickly to the word Majimbo . There is no equality between the two words, devolution and Majimbo. Those who are asking for regional governments are not asking for Majimbo . We are not asking for that! That is because the word Majimbo has been tainted; it has been messed up and it appears as if every time it is mentioned, it means that people will be flushed out from other areas! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Rift Valley has got 42 tribes in there. Coast Province has got 22 tribes there. Can you imagine the efforts or the exercise that any mad man will undertake to remove people from that province because of not being indigenous? It is an impossible task! We are simply saying that regions are meant for people who are there; they are meant for the Kenyans who are already resident in those areas. O, how I wish I was resident in hon. Ndambukiâs constituency! I will belong to that region comfortably! How I wish I was resident in Dr. Ottichiloâs constituency; I would be happy. That is what we are simply saying. Anybody thinking it means removing people is simply thinking backwards! That is not acceptable at all to my mind."
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