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"content": "children are orphaned and, in many instances, property lost as a result of the criminal acts; noting that this problem has caused numerous investors to relocate elsewhere in the continent since they are unable to protect themselves and their property; the Senate urges the national Government to issue licenses to possess firearms to Kenyans above the age of 30 years who apply to be issued with firearms and that this be done after thorough vetting to ensure those licensed can handle the firearms they are issued with responsibly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I came up with this Motion after a lot of concern even from my county, and I know that it is also a concern to the whole country. Looking back and knowing the many lives that we have lost through the hands of criminals and people who may not even know what they are doing, first of all, I salute the patience of Kenyans. Kenyans have really been disciplined and law-abiding. Even having been tormented so much by criminals, they have still continued to make sure that they are law-abiding citizens. Mr. Speaker, Sir, many Kenyans have lost their lives, and when I say that, I know that many Kenyans have even been maimed and terrorized to an extent that they live in fear. Just to mention a few cases in my county in which we have really lost lives through the crimes---- After researching all over the country, these crimes are really of concern because they are committed by very young fellows who are aged between 14 and 28 years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my county, to mention just a few prominent people we have lost; we lost Christopher Melolo, who was shot as he was going to his home; we have lost Mr. Wambaa, who was, in fact, killed by a known criminal by the name Matheri, who was also killed later. We have lost Mr. Kirumba; we have lost Tony Kago, who was a known journalist – I think it is about two weeks since we buried him; a Mr. Rotich, who used to be a very senior manager with the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB); Amos Muli, a banker, Charles Mutuku, a banker; Wa Kaminde, who was a renowned entrepreneur in Kware, Ongata Rongai; a Mr. Ngatia, who used to be a renowned transporter; Eng. Muindi, who used to be a very senior engineer in the Ministry of Roads; Mrs. Sokorte, who was the wife of a renowned businessman; Eng. Shikalu, who used to be the Managing Director of National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation, who was just killed in Kitengela, and the list goes on. Those are lives which we lost and these are people who were really in the prime of their lives. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we still have those who have lived to tell the tales of what they have gone through, and some of them have really been tormented. We have people who are running businesses like The Exciting Hotel, the proprietor, Mr. Kanake; Mr. Mwandawiro, who is a leading and prominent businessman in Kiserian; Mr. James Muiruri Kimani, a renowned transporter; Leornard Mukuria Kimani, who is also a renowned transporter; a Mr. Naimasia, Mr. Brown Muchangi; Katei Tipango, the proprietor of one of the biggest hardware shops in Ongata Rongai, Stemer Hardware; a renowned lecturer, Gitu Chege and the list is long. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the story is almost the same in the whole country. I even went to the extent of writing a letter to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to get the list of how many people have lost their lives for the last five years, only for an officer to come to my office yesterday to tell me that I will get the report today, but we have not received it yet. 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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