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    "content": "institutions that have been created under that Constitution and more importantly given the new Judiciary under Chief Justice, Dr. Willy Mutunga, that has freed itself from Executive control and that is able to protect fundamental human rights, I see absolutely nothing wrong in supporting this Bill. This law is going to apply subject not only to the Constitution but also subject to the rights of any Kenyan to go to the courts and challenge any provisions that are being abused or used arbitrarily. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason we have our forces in Somalia today is because of the terror attacks that have destabilized this nation. It is not many years since the American Embassy was bombed here in Nairobi and the police did not have the tools of not only investigating but charging suspects so that they were being sent out of the country for trials because our laws as existing then did not and had not foreseen a situation such as we see today. We are facing a situation where foreign investors and tourists coming to our country are now cancelling trips because of the security threats not only to their properties but their persons. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the passage of this new law, there will be sufficient tools for law enforcement agencies to move in swiftly and take measures not only to protect but apprehend terror suspects. Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at the totality of this Bill and all the provisions and having had the occasion to look at the report by the Departmental Committee and suggestions that are made for amendments, I am glad to hear the Minister say after consultations, these amendments will be brought during the third stage. I will not hesitate at all in appealing to all Members of this august House that time has come for us as Kenyans to be proud of our country, to be patriotic as Kenyans and to support all measures that are geared to eradicating this menace of terrorism that is affecting Kenyans on a daily basis. Not a single day passes without some alert of grenade attack either in Garissa or in some parts of the country. Not a day passes without exposure of huge amounts of explosives and other instruments of terror being discovered simply because we did not have the tools for dealing with the situation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am glad that this Bill has come. It has come in the form of prevention of terrorism and not suppression which created an opportunity for excesses by the police force. Given that the two minutes I have spoken, I have outlined why this Bill is necessary, I have absolutely no hesitation in supporting it and also encourage the Minister in the Third Reading to take into account the misgivings that have been founded by our Muslim brothers and sisters. He should now remove all doubts so that we can have a law that the people of Kenya own and identify with to deal with terrorism. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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