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    "content": "with one voice on matters that relate to security, so that any Kenyan can see that, we, as a House and as a Senate, will not prevaricate. We will stand firm with our brothers whose lives and property may be in jeopardy because of the incidences of insecurity. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to catch up with what the Senate Majority Leader has just said. He said one of the reasons there are blame games on issues of security is because they are never really dealt with firmly and decisively. What is apparent is that over the years, it appears that there is a systematic problem within our security forces. When these things happen we make a lot of rhetoric statements, for instance, no stones will be left unturned and so on. I can assure you that every speech after every incident, is the same as the last one. The statements that were made after what happened in Bungoma and Busia counties were very much similar to the statements which were made when we had incidences in Baragoi, Garissa and Tana River. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the intelligence community in this country should have the capacity to foresee incidences like the ones that happened in Busia County because it was not just one strike in one home. It was a strike in several homes at the same time in two counties over a number of days which involved little children, including school going children, wazee and the like. Again, if you look at what happened in Tana River County, there were some blame games this time, not necessarily coming from non-state actors, but from the State itself. In Tana River County, the blame game was on politicians. When the prosecutions were mounted against politicians no prosecution was carried out to conclusion. So, what I want to suggest in the interim is that it is important to have some security forces in the hands of the Governor, so that when there is trouble in the county, there is at least responsibility at the county leadership of dealing with it. This is Because the last time these things happened in Bungoma and Busia counties, there was a chopper, loads of policemen and other people from Nairobi going to inspect the area and assess the situation and come back to Nairobi and see how to react to it. If you were to do that in a war situation, you are finished. There should be forces on the ground. That is why devolution is important in, not just carrying out economic activities, but also in incidents of insecurity. We must have sufficient security at the counties with the local leadership in charge that can report to the local community and be accountable to the local community. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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