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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having thanked God and the police, I would like to say that it is not good for us to continue complaining. These complaints are all over. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would urge this House to consider something very noble. The police claim to lack transport constantly and every day. If we could allow the police to import duty- free vehicles which are also equipped with police gadgets and are unmarked, they would respond on site very fast. If they also had the radio communication which is owned by the State, then at any point where there is trouble, a thug will know that more than 30 police officers are about to come. They should be allowed the freedom to move with the vehicles with their families and everybody else just like they do in the United States (US) and other countries. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House may not be aware that hon. Mureithi of Ol Kalou almost lost his life the other day. Thugs shot many times at his bodyguards and they are still in hospital. I want to tell you that the three thugs had very modern weapons. If truly, the three thugs shot at a poor driver and bodyguards, that shows they have hit a very high level of sophistication. To this end, I would come again to another very humble solution. Let us not criminalise our mind to the extent that we do not trust our watchmen who guard our lives and look after our property. In Rwanda and Uganda they carry guns. Why not in Kenya? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on roadblocks, I know the Minister may not like this, but please remove all of them. Mount roadblocks only when there is an emergency. There is no need to delay people's time. Mobilise your police so that they can mount roadblocks within an hour and then demount them depending on the situation, instead of them being turned into cash points. I am saying this as a regular traveller. You know between here and Nakuru, sometimes we have 23 roadblocks or more on that super highway. The other issue I would like the Minister to address is these extra-judicial killings. Please, arrest these people because when you kill them, you induce a lot of hatred and that in itself promotes crime. I thank the police in Naivasha because they arrested one man-eater who has been able to give a lot of information to them. As we are talking, the police in Naivasha have been able to contain all the chokoras. I was informed this morning that chokora is not an English word but we do not have those vampires any more in the streets of Naivasha. It is now again a \"happy valley\". They were able to do that because they did not kill the suspects. They were able to get all the crucial information from him. I am pleading with the police not to kill the suspects but just arrest them so that we can be able to know the root cause and what is ailing these people. If that happens, then they are going to arrest very many more people. For those people in the Judiciary who collaborate and frustrate their efforts, allow the police to arrest them also, like they did to a Judge the other day. Let them have the power to arrest them, so that we can have a peaceful society. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Officers Commanding Police Divisions (OCPDs) should have 3020 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 23, 2008 their original powers. This idea of waiting for the Commissioner of Police himself to sack a police officer should cease. If the OCPDs are competent, let them also be in charge of their own stations and also be responsible. The National Social Intelligence Service (NSIS) should be able to share intelligence reports with the OCPDs. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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