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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Cheruiyot Keter",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important subject. From the onset, I would like to condemn the inability of the Government to protect its citizens particularly having sworn in the Constitution that they will uphold and take care of the rights of Kenyans. It is a very serious issue coming at this time when we have a very well-equipped police force and a large number of security officers who have been recruited over some time now. I must say as I am contributing I am cognisance of the fact that I have been away for the last 10 years but my knowledge of this country, very few can challenge it really because I know it intimately. This is a matter which should have been handled from the onset from the political leadership. We should have had direction from the political leadership of this country whether it is the principals or the Ministers who are involved in the security of this country. It is a serious issue when we hear of civillians being killed and even worse when security officers are just murdered and nothing happens without them even firing a shot. What is happening to the command and control which is the cardinal principle among security forces? Who is not issuing the command? Who is not controlling the work of these particular officers? I want to say we have got enough police officers. We have got Administration Police officers who are supposed to watch on these things. We have got the last frontier in these things; the GSU. I know that that so many of these GSU officers, particularly the elite forces like the Recce, are very busy guarding VIPs in Nairobi or in their homes instead of taking care of wananchi . It is a very serious concern that nothing is being done in Tana Delta. We have got helicopters now which have been bought. What is happening with these helicopters? Why are we now saying we want to call the Army to come in? Why are we allowing desperation to come into the country? Why are we allowing Kenyans to just die? Are some Kenyans of less quality than others? If this thing had happened somewhere within Nyeri and God forbid, or within Nakuru, we would have seen everybody rushing there condemning particular groups of people and here nothing is happening. Is it because of their religion, level of education, their poverty levels, or what is happening? Are they nobodies in this country? Having said that, I want to say armies all over the world are trained to deal with an external threat to a country. When they move into a situation, they do not go to pacify. They go to exterminate the enemy."
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