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"speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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"content": "our security officers so that they can handle with effectiveness the challenges of security. That includes the continuous improvement of their welfare. Just recently when we were doing our Supplementary Budget I, there was an increment of a minimum of Ksh4,000 in salaries for police officers in the lowest cadre. We are continuously improving their welfare and boosting their morale for them to discharge their mandate and duty to make this country a safer place for all of us, not forgetting that we are continuously doing training and human improvement. The President managed to demonstrate that one so much. The report underscores the profound influence of the global and regional security dynamics on Kenya and on the international front. Conflicts such as Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the tension in the eastern China have created ripple effects felt even within our borders. The disruption of the global trade, the increase in energy prices, and the fragmentation of international relations have introduced new pressures in our economy and security system. Hon. Deputy Speaker, closer home, instability in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region remains a significant challenge that Kenya continues to grapple with. The consequences of regional conflict include the spill-over of arms, proliferation of small arms and weapons, the presence of militia, and displacement of persons. Kenya remains committed to regional peace through active participation in peace support operations such as those in Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Southern Sudan, and Central African Republic. Our forces, some of whom are in Haiti, continue to be the biggest players and advocates of peace both locally, regionally, and on the international stage. The President mentioned several issues in the reports that were tabled in this House. I want also to mention that when the Kenya Kwanza took over, the President committed to eradicate and reduce significantly the issue of cattle rustling and banditry in the troubled areas of North Rift, especially Kerio Valley. The report that was tabled enumerated the very tremendous progress that Kenya Kwanza Government has made in taming banditry and cattle rustling in the said region. Of course, Members of Parliament in those affected regions can attest to that fact. There has been relative peace and people are able to continuously go about their businesses. The schools have been rebuilt. As a Committee, we were very privileged to visit those areas and we can confirm that there is relative peace there. Kenya Kwanza Government is definitely committed to continuously ensuring there is peace and stability in those regions. The modernisation aspects that I had mentioned earlier are going to help those people in a bigger way. With Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) and Armoured Police Carriers (APCs), peacekeeping has been very successful. It is also good to mention, and I want to put more emphasis on this, that in the President's speech and the reports that were tabled in this House, there is a big concern among Kenyans that there is an increase in cases of kidnappings, killings, femicide, abduction, and forced disappearance of Kenyans. They have been emerging as a growing concern, motivated mainly by ransom demands and at times linked to human trafficking. These crimes have targeted not just Kenyans but also foreign nationals. Enhanced collaboration between law enforcement organs, mobile service providers, and improved investigation including freezing suspects’ bank accounts has helped disrupt this criminal network. The work of the police and our security officers is not an easy one. At times, it is very easy for Kenyans to point fingers and condemn them when some things are probably not going the right way. However, it is also good to appreciate that there is a big good job being done by the same officers even if it is not reported openly. As the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, I can confirm that what our officers are doing in North Rift, North Eastern, Mandera, Wajir, and"
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