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    "id": 15798,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, just as I mentioned, we are not discriminating. By 31st October, 2011, which is next Monday, we are going to have a meeting with all members from that area in Nanyuki, to discuss the way forward and how we are going to disarm those who have not been disarmed. Equally, we had also agreed in many other forums that those areas where disarmament had already been effected, we vet the Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs) and appoint them to safeguard the interests of those who are there. I have not lost sight of that. I will continue vetting the KPR in order for these people to have security where it is required. Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Litole was saying that the other communities will also be vetted and given KPRs or legal arms; yes. That is exactly what we are saying. We are going to vet the people who have not been appointed as KPRs and then provide the KPRs with legal guns. My friend Dr. Nuh was asking whether we can provide a chopper. Ordinarily, because of the terrain, once the raiders steal cattle, we normally hire a chopper from the Army and supplement with what we have here. We also have our own police choppers which we use to follow the raiders until we recover what they have taken. That will still continue. Mr. Ekwee Ethuro was asking the criteria of giving out firearms. We do not have any criteria. What we normally do is that, once disarmament is done in an area or once any other person who is Kenyan wants to have a firearm, we vet the Kenyan and provide the firearm if we feel that the reasons he has given us for having the firearm are valid. Otherwise, we cannot just give firearms to any Tom, Dick and Harry. It will be an exercise in futility. Those are some of the areas we go into. We have to check why you need the firearm and see whether it is really a good reason for you to acquire one. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the House that in areas where they need some security assistance, we normally go for ordinary citizens of that area to give firearms for purposes of security within that area. Thank you, my colleagues, and if there is any question, you can go ahead."
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