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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I believe that one of the reasons we have security in place is because there is the fear of the law. I believe the fear of the law contributes substantially to the maintenance of law and order in a country, or in any community. Over the past couple of years, we have witnessed situations where, we, as leaders, have shown a total disregard of the existing statutes in this country. Even as we engage in the debate of amnesty, some people talk about this issue with smiles on their faces, clearly, telling Kenyans: \"This thing affects you. It does not affect me.\" The messages we have been sending to Kenyans are, partly, the reason we are not able to say whether there is any part of this country which is now secure. In the third week of September, in my constituency of Ndaragwa, the Nyahururu-Nyeri Road was blocked for over six hours for the reason that people in my constituency felt insecure. They are, indeed, insecure. Tomorrow, I will be attending a burial of a person who was slashed last week, and his body put under the bed. The security personnel in that area took more than two days to even respond to that murder. Before the riots came up in Ndaragwa, people had complained of similar incidents. Unfortunately, when the police showed up in one or two incidents, they did say, some people said, \" kazi iendelee .\" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even during this time of the year, after having gone through what we went through, we as a nation, still have police officers who can say, \" kazi iendelee \", na hiyokazi ni kuuana ? So, we cannot say that we will have any security unless there is a quick change of attitude by those who have been entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. We still have many Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are still living alongside the roads. They are still very bitter, even as we engage in many debates. Until we, as leaders, get to understand that there is bitterness among our people, the issue of insecurity will continue to haunt us. The weekend is coming, and I challenge you to take it upon yourselves to look at the faces of some of the people who have been discussing these issues. To them, this is not a serious issue, but rather, a political game. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that we, as leaders, take the lead. We need to appreciate and even to show that impunity cannot be a way of life in this country. Until we are able to go over that issue, it will be very difficult to call upon the ordinary people to maintain peace. Since 1992, people have been killed in this country, after every five years. So, people in that part of the country cannot actually say that they expect any security from whatever apparatus. Whatever it is, from the Floor of this House this evening, the Government needs to do more than just issue statements. We have a section of this country which has given up. We need to do more than just statements that are going to come from the Government side. We have a section of this country that has given up. They will have to take it upon themselves to provide security. Every other day, we have young people who disappear and are found dead. They disappear and what happens next is that their bodies are found in mortuaries. These reports do not help a country to get security. It is upon us as leaders, to take it up. It is upon those in charge of security to respond to these issues properly. I agree that we need to balance the distribution of security agents in this country. One may think that in Ndaragwa, we do not have issues. However, goats, sheep and cows are taken from 3016 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 23, 2008 herdsmen at noon. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I receive phone calls telling me; \"they are now going, can you send people?\". But when I call the people in charge, there is only one Administration Police officer. He says, \"I have guns here, I cannot leave this point. I am the only one in this station and the guns are with me\". I support the Motion."
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