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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "It is perplexing that we have a country with security forces and a County Security Committee. Nonetheless, we have allowed this to happen for 20 years. The so called Pastor Makenzie is a public figure that has been appearing even in some presidential campaigns. I do not want to accuse anybody, but it is a collective shame, that we could have somebody like that pass and get away with it. He has actually gotten away in my view because those lives can never be recovered, even if he was to be shot or mutilated in public. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, commenting on religion in this country is an abomination. Religious organisations sometimes make it difficult to point out any issue that is of concern. This has allowed cults to come up. This has allowed people to set up churches or religious organisations that extort poor people of money. They purport to have miraculous methods of curing disease, prohibit children from going to school and go to hospital. We continue to let them be, yet the right to education is in the Constitution. Article 53 of the Constitution provides for compulsory primary education for every child. How we could have children claiming publicly that they are not going to school and nobody does something about it, is unacceptable. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope I have my 10 minutes. As I move this Motion, I wish to ask why this happened. County governments, particularly governors, are not involved in County Security Committees. Beyond what the police and the investigation teams are doing, this House needs to come up with a policy decision that can see county governments participate in local security issues. If there was investigation that pointed out to funny decisions or happenings and a county governor was on that Committee, the matter would not have reached where it has. As I say so, county governments have administrative officers; ward and village administrative officers. The national Government is supposed to have chiefs and sub- chiefs. How did this happen without anybody picking it out? County governments have Community Health Volunteers (CHVs), who walk to every house in this country. How did they not ever pick what was happening in Shakahola? We need to ask questions beyond what the police are doing. We need to get back to the policy level to find out whether we need to regulate religious organisations in this country; and stop being intimidated by their leaders who do not want to be regulated. This is a matter of life. As a House, we need to rise up and be counted. I request that this House does something urgently. With two minutes left, I wish to invite Sen. Madzayo from Kilifi County to second this Motion. I beg to move."
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