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    "id": 382458,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Adan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. I believe that it is very important, especially to the area where I come from and the country at large. A lot has been said about insecurity and about the roads. I just want to add a few points. Over the years, the Government has established District Security Committees (DSCs), but unfortunately, these committees have never been formalized and empowered. Personally, I would urge the Government that if they really want these committees to work effectively, they should be formalized, empowered and also facilitated. Regarding the issue of illegal firearms, these firearms come in through areas where infrastructure is poor, especially in Isiolo, Marsabit and other parts of northern Kenya. At one time, KTN crews demonstrated how they brought in a firearm all the way from Turkana to Nairobi. Despite so many barriers on the way, they passed them without security agents checking them. This means that we are not vigilant in terms of how the illegal firearms are coming to our country. So, I think we need to do something about the illegal firearms coming through our country which partly contributes to insecurity. The other point I wanted to talk about is the facilitation of security agents. Mostly in the areas where there is insecurity, you will find that the OCPDs or the County Commissioners have Land Rovers. But the problem is that they might not be having fuel. The budgetary allocation is normally very low. Therefore, if there is cattle rustling or insecurity in those areas, they will be unable to attend to it effectively. Over the years, we have sung about issues of insecurity, budgetary allocation and facilitating security agents. We keep on blaming the security agents, but if they are not facilitated, then who is to be blamed. So, it is really important for the Government to provide proper budgetary allocation to security in our counties. Lastly, I would like to say that in Isiolo, we have so many game reserves, so many hotels, but unfortunately, we do not generate any income. If we really want to develop these counties it will not be possible because foreigners or investors will not visit our counties because of insecurity. Most of them actually feel that if there is insecurity then 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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