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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support this Adjournment Motion. I represent Mandera East and I have firsthand experience of the violence emanating from our forces’ incursion into Somalia. Since our military forces moved into Somalia, there have been a number of explosions in Mandera. Somalia has been without a government since 1991. So, the reason why those explosions and insecurity is increasing and happening is because of our military forces going into Somalia. Much as we have supported - and up to now we support the incursion into Somalia - we also have to look at our situation seriously. We do not leave our House vulnerable and try to save other people’s homes. I think it is not fair. The people of Mandera are under a curfew today, when their country is peaceful. The people of Wajir cannot go about their businesses after sunset. The people of Garissa cannot also do business or even go to the Mosque after sunset. Here is Nairobi, we are also under attack and this is not the first time. This has to be seriously tackled. We also have the police who are supposed to deal with internal security. I do not know what is happening. In the incidences that have happened in Mandera, Wajir and Garissa, since the explosions, no one has been arrested, arraigned in court or jailed for the crimes committed; despite the fact that; the public have reported suspects who have been accused of doing that. We are asking our Government, where is the investigative arm of the police? What are they doing? When they arrest suspects, what should be done? Should they just release them? That makes the situation worse because wananchi are afraid to report any suspects. The other day in Mandera, a chief was killed at sunset, at about 6.30 pm. He was walking from a Mosque to his home. He was killed in daylight and, up to now, no one has successfully been arraigned in court. The chief was killed because he had reported some suspects previously to the police and said that he knew that those are the people who had been suspected of participating in explosions in Mandera. Now, when the police abdicate their responsibilities and, sometimes, even expose people who have been good enough to report such incidences or suspects, I think we have a serious problem. Our police are not doing the right thing and it is high time that they did their job very well. Of course, the military is not dealing with internal issues unless the police ask them for support. It is the responsibility of the Kenya Police to make sure that security in Kenya – in Nairobi and everywhere else including Mandera - is upheld. This is where we have to zero in. If they do not have the proper personnel or equipment, they should be empowered. They should be given proper facilities to do their work. When you hear that people have been reported and there is evidence that so-and-so was involved in this matter and nothing happened, that is where the problem is. In Mandera, people have been asking us: “What are we supposed to do because criminals have been moving about freely in Mandera Town, and nothing is happening? Are we also supposed to join the Al Shabaab or the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia?” They do not seem to be getting the confidence they need from the police. The other day, some three gunmen came to Mandera at 11.00 a.m., and they had the audacity to shoot an individual for whatever reason. After shooting that Kenyan, they ran away. But luckily wananchi caught up with them. One of them was arrested by the public and lynched by the same public. The reason why the public lynched that suspect was because they could not trust the police. Probably, they thought that if they handed over the suspect to the police, the suspects would be released the following day. That is why they had to take the law into their hands. I think it is high time that--- Our police, despite the changes in the Constitution and reforms here and there, they do not seem to be doing their work very well. If they have issues with communication equipment, they should ask for support. With those few remarks, I support."
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