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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Khaniri",
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        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "is there! People are living in perpetual fear. I would rather go to bed hungry than have my security threatened. Therefore, we want to tell the Minister on his face that he must make sure that Kenyans are secure wherever they are. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we want to solve the issue of insecurity, we must, July 10, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2371 first of all, tackle the root cause of insecurity. The root cause of insecurity is unemployment and poverty. This Government promised Kenyan youths jobs. It is the youths who are mostly involved in the menace that we are talking about. The Government has now specialised in recycling retirees. It is giving them jobs at the expense of the youth, who have gone to school and are out there without jobs. It is important that this Government gets its priorities right. Otherwise, we will be stuck with the issue of insecurity forever. We will come here, year in, year out, and talk about the issue of insecurity, and nothing will be done. Kenyans will still be killed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of State for Administration and National Security is overloaded. In my opinion, this Ministry should be left with its core functions of providing security and Provincial Administration. The other functions that have been loaded on this Ministry should be taken to the relevant Ministries. That way, the Ministry will concentrate on providing security to all Kenyans. That is why the Ministry has failed in providing security. It is overloaded. Let it concentrate on its core function of providing security. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my colleagues who have spoken before me have talked about arming and equipping of our police force. It is ridiculous to expect a police officer armed with a G3 rifle to go out there and tackle gangsters who are carrying AK-47 rifles. I am happy that the Minister said he has put in place a programme to ensure that our officers are well-armed and remunerated. We should not only arm them, but also ensure that we pay them well, so that they get the incentive to protect our lives. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, sometimes back, I said there are two divisions in my constituency. It is a very large constituency with a rugged terrain. There are two District Officers (DOs) in the constituency. The constituency has four police stations. However, there is no single Government vehicle for these law enforcement officers. All the DOs operate on foot or bodabodas . The police stations have no vehicles. Only Seremi Police Station has a very old Land Rover that half of the time is broken down and not running. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister was once a DO in my constituency, before some of us were born, and he knows the area very well. I want to appeal to him to have mercy on the people of Hamisi Constituency and provide them with, at least, one Land Rover for the two DOs this financial year to start with. I beg to support."
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