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    "content": "read the newspapers today, you will see the attack in Isiolo, where two women were raped, including a very young girl of 13 years when a cross-border issue arose and militia attacked people in Isiolo. These are cases that we cannot close our eyes to, and the Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs) have thus to come into play. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to start by supporting this Motion, but at the same time, I want to issue caution and support what Prof. Lesan has said, because this is also not the solution to this problem. As we talk about and start to implement police reforms, we must also include, first of all, the intelligence provision even in the counties. If you look at what happened in Baragoi some time ago – and this was something that was very unfortunate for this country – if these people had a good working relationship with the reservists in that area, maybe this could have been avoided because the KPRs, first of all, know the terrain and even the weather there. They could have withstood the climate even better than the fresh trainees from Kiganjo Police Training College. At the same time, we need to look at how we can expand Kiganjo Police Training College because it is not enough. Even if the provision of security in this county is still the duty of the national Government as it is in the Fourth Schedule, we need to see how we can incorporate counties because these are the people who know what exactly the problems are. As the Jubilee Government deals with unemployment, you cannot give someone a gun and not talk to them anymore, because I think the buck stops right there. We must get a framework so that it can be controlled; we can get uniform training for these KPRs in each county depending on where each one comes from because of the dynamics of the counties and thus be able to regulate how they operate. Madam Temporary Speaker, if we can get compensation or, rather, an engagement of these people, then we will be reducing unemployment in this country. At the same time, we must not forget that, that is not where it all ends; dealing with police reforms and dealing with this ratio of 1:1,500 must be bigger than just getting KPRs. We must expand the police force in order to meet the requirements of this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support and congratulate the Mover once again. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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