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    "speaker_name": "Capt. Nakitare",
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        "legal_name": "Davis Wafula Nakitare",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the same one. I took the initiative of taking pictures for the sake of the doubting Thomases. The team that investigated and was taken round by the Ocean Marines, comprised of Lt. Col. Kituku, Capt. Davies, one of the directors of Ocean Marines, Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry, Maj. Madoka and one of our Ambassadors who is based in Paris, France, because we do not have an Embassy in Spain. We are looking at bi-lateral relations. It may surprise this House to know that by the time we had a meeting with the owners of this company, they were on the verge of taking Kenya for international arbitration at the Hague. So, this is not a matter that we can say was fictitious. We later on learnt that these are the same people who had supplied the Kenya Navy with speed boats. We cannot compare speed boats with warship patrol boats. We need a frigate. Without a frigate we cannot contain the piracy that has just arisen in the recent times. Piracy on the oceans ended in the 18th Century. But it is mushrooming again because there is no adequate security. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our Kenya Navy is well-trained, but the personnel have no adequate equipment. But the issue of politicising matters of defence is sickening, because some of the materials that the Department of Defence acquires are classified. It is restricted to a few people who know how to handle them. It is not a question of democracy; that everybody has to see your bedroom. I looked at this ship at its mooring, floating far away on a river bed. It is like a child who has been bequeathed and abandoned. Was this child born of a prostitute, so that we have to say that we do not know how it was born? Let us deal with external and internal relationships separately. Why do we have to cause the people who built this ship to suffer? This ship was not built by one person; it was built by many companies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to briefly outline the history of this ship. We were taken down to the borough, right to the stairs of the ship, where the guns were supposed to be installed. We went down three storeys. This ship is capable of refuelling another ship on the high seas during distress, should the 1084 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 2, 2007 other ship run aground because of lack of fuel. We found that the frigate has two generators which are capable of supplying electricity to the entire Nairobi City. Is that not wonderful? Why are we denying the Kenya Navy what is supposed to be done? We are professionals. I did not come into this House with a uniform, but with qualifications. I am learned and I have certificates that support my arguments. In defence, it is said: \"Prepare for war to make peace.\" Had the Kenya Navy been well- prepared, we would not be having drug barons operating on the high seas. We do not even need these frigates. I now call for Kenyans to demand that we be given a submarine at Mtongwe, which has over 487 kilometre-stretch of water. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are also trained dolphins in the Blue Sea, which can deal with international terrorism. Dolphins are intelligent enough to depict if there is a torpedo coming. You cannot fight people on the high seas with a torpedo unless you have a sub-marine. So, why do we have to deny our Kenya Navy what it deserves? This ship has our Kenyan emblem. The flag is there. We also have high-ranking, conversant and trained personnel who went to see the vessel. I would like to table these pictures for whoever wants to have a look at them to do so."
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