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    "id": 382290,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this chance to second the Motion. I would like to congratulate the Mover of this Motion; the experienced Senator, G. G. Kariuki, for this very timely Motion which I hope and trust that hon. Senators will support. In seconding this Motion, I want to underline from the beginning the importance of security. We are all aware of the insecurity pricking our country right now. I congratulate the Government because of the good infrastructural record which was, especially put in place by the previous Governments. We all know the efforts that former President Kibaki put in place to ensure good infrastructure across the country. We congratulate and appreciate his efforts. However, the job is not complete. The Senator is saying that we need to connect our security forces with areas where acts of insecurity are happening. What the Senator has said is true. The focus has been on economic activities. Most roads were designed to promote economic activities. This happened where productivity was taking place. It was right to do that for the country to develop. However, the issues and needs keep on changing. More urgent issues evolve as the country develops. Insecurity is, indeed, a new phenomenon in our country. We are witnessing a lot of insecurity now. Our children are at times being kidnapped. When we were growing up, that was not heard of even in the cities. These are new crimes. We must keep up with the times so as to combat crimes. We have many incidences of crime that are connected to politics, elections, economic issues, resources and ethnic tensions, among other things. First of all, I believe that as a Government, both the national and county governments need to have programmes to educate and teach people how to take care of their own security. Governments alone cannot handle all security matters if the people do not want to be secure or promote use of safe language that does not promote hatred. We The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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