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    "id": 339657,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/339657/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Khangati",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 42,
        "legal_name": "Alfred Khang'ati",
        "slug": "alfred-khangati"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) A national estimation of illicit small arms and light weapons is, indeed, a very challenging task to speak with a firm clarity. However, mapping and survey exercise conducted between April and October, 2010 by the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons in conjunction with Geneva-based Small Arms Survey Institute estimated that, at least, 170,000 to 210,000 households own illegal firearms. Kenya shares a border with many countries like Somalia and South Sudan which have had protracted conflicts. This has led to the problem of proliferation of small arms and light weapons. These firearms account for high incidences of cattle rustling and general insecurity in the country. (b) The following measures have been put in place:- (1) Since 2003, the Government has been implementing disarmament programmes to mop up the illicit arms. This includes massive disarmament operations code named Dumisha Amani I and II conducted in 2005 and 2007 respectively. From all the operations, approximately 25,179 firearms and 505,848 rounds of ammunition have so far been recovered. (2) In October, 2009, Kenya signed a joint cross-border disarmament plan of action with Uganda. This is a simultaneous disarmament operation to disarm the Pokot community in Kenya and the Karamojong community in Uganda. (3) Swoops and raids guided by intelligence have been conducted in major towns like Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nakuru, where various assorted firearms, grenades, petrol bombs and improvised explosive devices have been netted. Several vehicles have"
}