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"content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to congratulate Augustino Neto Oyugi, Member for Ndhiwa Constituency, who waged a valiant struggle to capture that seat, amidst all kinds of propaganda and subterfuge. I must say that from his Maiden Speech, he promises to be an extremely fluent debater, focused and, indeed, constructive in this National Assembly. So, we look forward to adding one more jewel in the crown of ODM, in the person of Augustino Neto Oyugi. Karibuni. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support The Prevention of Terrorism Bill for the following reasons. One, laws are always made due to human experiences. Four or five years earlier, it would not have occurred to any Kenyan that a terrorism Bill would be necessary in this National Assembly, notwithstanding the fact that in 1998 we had serious bombings in this City. The reality had not dawned on Kenyans, notwithstanding the fact that subsequently, there was the Paradise incident in Mombasa. The reality is now here with us. Just a few days ago, the security forces recovered a cache of arms in Eastleigh; the kind and range of arms that cannot be carried and kept in any facility in this City, outside the facilities in the security sector, except by those with sinister motives. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, governments always exist to guarantee three things; the life of the citizens, property of the citizens and security of the citizens, in no order whatsoever because all these guarantees are interdependent and reinforcing. In that regard, therefore, now that the reality of terrorism is here with us, we need a law that is humane, enforceable and in line with international standards, agreements and commitments that we have as part and parcel of the community of civilized nations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore as we debate this Bill, let us be conscious of the fact that it is timely. As we debate this Bill, let us be conscious of the fact that it is urgent. As we debate this Bill, let us be mindful of the fact that our own Constitution expects our Government to have laws that will guarantee life, property and security of our nation. I know that previously there has been a scare about this Bill that it might target a certain community. This is because we were going by the template of other nations which, rather than enact laws that are independent of individuals and communities, were trying to enact laws that were stymied by the specific experiences of those nations and the stigmatization of certain communities. In this country, Kenya, we do not have any culture of stigmatizing anybody on the basis of insecurity or terrorism. Indeed, I would be the first to be against any law or regulation that is based on stigmatizing any community or any individual. Therefore, as we debate this law, let us be conscious that the fear of any Kenyan on the basis that a law like this can be used to stigmatize any community is put to rest. Let us be sure that we guarantee Kenyans that when this Bill comes into law, it will enter the corpus of all Kenyan laws that, first and foremost, promote human rights and guarantee human safety. I believe too that discipline and professionalism of our security forces are now going to be enhanced and indeed guaranteed by certain provisions in our new Constitution. I believe that the professionalism of our security forces are going to be promoted by certain institutions that this Constitution expects this National Assembly to put in place. One of those institutions is the Police Commission. We know that the"
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