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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Food security also affects national security. What is the cause of cattle rustling, for example? The Minister should tell us what are the root causes of cattle rustling, so that we can tackle them. Is it caused by food insecurity or lack of money? As we know, areas like West Pokot, Samburu, Marsabit and so on, are prone to drought. Of course, when the livestock in those areas die due to the drought, the communities there will continue raiding the neighbouring communities. That is a security problem. How do we address it? These are the issues which the Minister should tell us how he is going to address in this Budget. 2364 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 10, 2007 Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that for the last four-and-a-half years, we have been dealing with the procurement problems in security agencies. For us to pass this Vote, we should be told how this money is going to be spent. Transparency and accountability must come into play. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister mentioned the creation of new districts. We know that the creation of these new districts was meant to hoodwink the communities, so that they can vote for this Government in the forthcoming General Elections. How much are these new districts going to cost the Government in terms of establishing the district headquarters, building houses for the District Commissioners, District Officers and chiefs? The Office of the President is the backbone of the security of this country. Why should we spend the money that is supposed to be allocated to the police to address insecurity, on the creation of new districts, in order to enable the Government to gain popularity? Should we prioritise popularity or the security of our people? This is a critical issue which we must address. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what has happened to the District and Provincial security committees and community policing? Why should we still have the insecurity problem in Mt. Elgon, up to date? Why do we have the problem of the Mungiki ? Why should our people be beheaded, yet we have the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS), police force, chiefs and assistant chiefs? If the Government is not sleeping on the job, why should we have all these problems? If the district and provincial security committees and community policing are not working, why should we spend so much money on them? The Minister has not even told us how much money he spent on re-training the chiefs. He has not also told us what type of training they underwent, yet, our people continue to be killed by criminals. We cannot accept that? Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, if this Ministry is ready to provide security to our citizens, I believe that the Minister, really, needs to be supported. Therefore, more money needs to be allocated to the Ministry in order to enhance the mobility and communication of the police, especially. So, it is very important that this House does, indeed, pass this Vote. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, when we look at the Office of the President, we do not know which particular Ministry falls within it. Many Ministries are lumped together in the Office of the President. We have the Ministry of State for Administration and National Security and the Ministry of State for Public Service under it. The Ministry of State for Public Service employs the police and public servants. How much money do you need for supporting all these Ministries? This Office also houses two other Ministries; the Ministry of State for Public Service and the Ministry of State for Special Programmes. These two Ministries take a bigger chunk of money which is meant for national security. The Minister would have come up and said that although he is the substantive Minister, indeed, his other colleagues also require this amount of money, so that we can operate efficiently. However, merging all of them and then he talks about the Ministry of State for Administration and National Security, to me, is not a very good thing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, our national security organs or services should not be ridiculed because they are paramount for this country. I request my colleague that anything to do with national security and other services be referred to the relevant departmental committees of this House, so that we do not expose our national security capability. With those few remarks, I support."
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