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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kabogo",
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        "legal_name": "William Kabogo Gitau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was just about to give up. I rise to support this Motion by hon. Karua. I want to join the rest of Kenyans in condemning this very heineous act of murder. I am not an advocate of cleric Rogo but he had a right to life as guaranteed by our Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all saw on TV how this man was killed. This was not a normal thuggery of stealing but it was intentional killing. Eighteen bullets were shot on one human being. For whatever reason we have the rule of law and we condemn this act very strongly. We also condemn the hooliganism that is going on in Mombasa in terms of burning churches and looting property. I tend to wonder; is there a big brother somewhere who will benefit from these blame games of trying to make this thing a religious issue? Coming at a time when we are expecting elections soon, I would hate to imagine what will happen to our beloved country during the time of elections. I even wonder why the Principal in charge of appointing Ministers has not appointed a substantive Minister for the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. It is important that we have a substantive Minister because this is an important docket that should be working towards getting life and property safeguarded. At this point in time, probably His Excellency the President should note and make sure that we have a Minister to take charge of this docket. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other question that comes to my mind is whether our police force has the capacity to deal with these problems. The answer that comes to my mind is that they are completely incapable, in terms of equipment and the number of personnel. Really, if we are serious in dealing with this problem, something needs to be done within the reforms of the police force so that the police are adequately remunerated, equipped and trained to be able to deal with this problem. It is very sad that Kenyans are turning on each other, killing each other, burning churches and maybe burning mosques soon. It is important that we here, as leaders, should speak as a unified team to bring Kenyans together. We should condemn this act of hooliganism. These are criminals and they are not religious people. I tend to wonder why we are able to see them on TV yet they are not arrested. To tell us that only 12 people have been arrested so far is a big joke."
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