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    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kithure Kindiki",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
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    "content": "weapon. We believe we have the right person in custody. Police have been granted 14 days custodial orders to finalise the investigations. Forensic analysis of documents and other materials recovered from the suspects is ongoing, including DNA sampling by the Government Chemist. The file has been taken to the DPP, and the court has already granted the suspect a bond of Ksh300,000. He is out on bond. But so far, the evidence is compelling that Mr Benjamin Omondi is the killer of the young Marion Otieno. The measures that the Government is taking are really to enhance our community policing because that is where the gap is. You cannot have a police officer in every home or escort everyone who is walking home at any time. We do not have enough numbers and we do not have that capability. Our strength lies in ensuring that every person becomes an agency for their security and the security of their neighbours. We have improved partnerships with community members in the area through the Nyumba Kumi initiative and, as I told the House a little earlier, we are even prepared to review this initiative because we have realised there could be areas we need to improve on its efficacy. We are working on that. In the meantime, we have enhanced patrols. We have also enhanced the building of trust between police officers and stakeholders. We have also initiated a neighbourhood watch through DCI Kisumu West. We have adopted the neighbourhood watch arrangements, educating citizens on crime prevention techniques and so on. Finally, Kisumu West Sub-County keeps a criminal profiling register of all people we believe could be criminals in that area. This will go a long way in improving our preventive policing approaches so that we can prevent unfortunate incidents like the death of Marion Otieno. Hon. Deputy Speaker, finally, we believe that when a police officer of whatever rank stays in one station for long, it can compromise his ability to deliver impartial and effective services to the people. This is because a police officer must be dispassionate and not be intertwined with the dynamics of local communities. The problem we have had in Kisumu West and other areas of the country is police officers over-staying in an area for 10 to 12 years. Some get married to local girls and become sons-in-law in those villages. You know that you cannot enforce the law against your father or brother-in-law when you become a son-in-law in that village. So, we are very strict on transfers to ensure that the impartiality of our officers is maintained."
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