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"content": "attention of this House this very important matter. We are talking about the interests of children who are orphans, and not just ordinary orphans, but orphans of men and women who died in line of duty. These young people who die in the line of duty, the lowest common denominator in all of them is what they say as they leave to go out on duty; “The Lord protect me so that I come back and take care of my wife and children”. Therefore, because they live on hope, that hope should not be limited to only their prayer, but we should extend it to a resolution of this House so that they know that there is a Senate in this country that is aware that they have put their lives on the line. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, those who die in the line of duty are national heroes. They therefore deserve State commendation, to be immortalized and while still alive, they deserve a good pay. Many of these Senators have travelled widely and if you land at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the world centre of commerce, one thing that is very clear as you walk along the corridors towards the refreshment facilities, you notice how they have immortalized their youth who died in the line of duty. This is recognition of the fact that for you to die for your country, it is the biggest sacrifice that you can give to your country. I, therefore, want to second and support this Motion very strongly and decry the sorry state; the case of the state of the orphans of the men who died for the nation in the following incidences. We still have the children of the heroes of Mau Mau and if you look at them, it looks like it was their mistake that they were born in the lineage of men and women who chose to fight and give us freedom. Those ones who came from families of collaborators are the ones who seem to be enjoying. We should remember the police officers, the General Service Unit officers, military officers, officers in the Administration Police, not forgetting the heroes from the police reservist. We must accept that without them, the engine of security in this country would have stopped. We are not asking for too much. I remember only last week Sen. Orengo seconded my Motion that was requesting that we give some form of stipend to heroes of this country. We lost the Motion but the country heard us. I beg that we do not loss this one because we shall demotivate our own youth whom we rely on for our security. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in support of this Motion, one cannot run short of examples. There are so many examples of this thing. As an example, our young people die fighting dangerous criminals in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and, in fact, just about all urban centres in the county. Our young people put their lives on the line. When these people die during an exchange of gunfire here in the City or elsewhere, we have a special group of people called human rights activists. You never hear a single word of praise for these police officers who lose their lives during that exchange of fire. You will instead hear a lot from the human rights groups who are quick to focus only on the criminals with the trademark condemnation of “extrajudicial killings”. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I, like many Parliamentarians in this Republic, have spoken out against extrajudicial killings. But as we do so, we must always temper it with the need to realize that, in fact, some of those young people do it, not out of love, but because they are confronting dangerous criminals. How else on earth can a policeman with a G3 rifle confront a gangster who is brandishing an AK47 rifle and other heavy 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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