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    "content": "This Motion should prick our minds to think what we should do to solve our problems. We heard about a businessman, sole proprietor, who was kidnapped from his place in Kirinyaga recently. Everybody shed tears in that county because of that one man. Why do tiny fellows do that? Supposing this man was armed? Would these fellows do that? The Senator Kajiado, Sen. Mositet listed very many people from this county who have been killed by criminals. Recently, a prominent lawyer was killed in Bungoma County at a very wrong time when an election petition was being heard. People then began thinking that it was people from the other camp that had killed him. We should stand on our feet and agree with what was proposed yesterday. We should have a Committee of the Whole House where will sit with all security personnel so that they tell us what steps they are taking to curb cases of insecurity in this country. We are provoking them in this Motion by saying that one way of containing crime is by issuing guns to people above the age of 30 who are immensely contributing to the welfare of Kenyans. We should not shy away from saying this. I know that whether we like it or not, with the helter-skelter behaviour around, many people will soon own guns. You will find somebody buying it on the black market. For very many years, people in the West Pokot County stayed under attack and had no guns to protect their families and animals. This was a long time ago, 20 to 30 years ago. However, now, the Government has responded positively. This problem is not just at the periphery. It is facing all of us here. We have security guards in companies like the G4S and others who are well trained. There are others like the ones who work here at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) who are not well trained. The only thing that makes you recognize them is their uniform. There is nothing else. What was the reason of wasting money on somebody who cannot defend anybody beyond the presence of a body? I call upon my colleagues to look at this thoroughly and think of how we can move this forward. I second the Motion."
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