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    "content": "lost her life and her husband was shot. When you see that photograph where innocent Kenyans who are doing their normal business in the centre of town were running for their lives, this is Kenya today. We have countless types of crimes. Cyber crime is a serious one but my humble view is what concerns us most is this loss of life of innocent Kenyans while those people who are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that people’s property and lives are protected just watch. Again, we have external threats. I know we have responded to threats from Somalia where people were coming from Somalia to kidnap tourists and doing all sorts of things and they get away with it. In Turkana, the Merilles cross over any time they want, steal and kill people but we hear nothing about what the Government has done. There is no policy to pursue those people who have harmed Kenyans. We just say “they are from Ethiopia” as if you cannot have a policy to pursue people who commit crimes in your territory. That is internationally accepted. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have piracy. We have pirates in the Indian Ocean who act as if this nation has no security organs. They capture ships and do whatever they want until ransom is paid. We have watched in complete utter disbelief when a chopper comes to bring ransom from overseas to the pirates. The proceeds then come to Kenya and are invested as we watch and do nothing about it. In Ethiopia, we have the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) which operates in our territory and whenever they want, they steal and kill but nothing happens. Acts of lawlessness in this country are too many to count. In my own county, between our border with Tana River County, people are killed and cattle stolen almost every day. We raised the issue with security organs and I want to tell you that ever since this happened over so many years ago, not a single person has ever been arrested for these crimes which were committed. We lack investigative capacity. We have no capacity to investigate crime, either deliberately or by design. So, things happen in this country that are unbelievable. These acts of lawlessness which take place in this country and then go unpunished encourage the would-be criminals. Little wonder that the matatus can close down the city because that is called anarchy; where people do whatever they want, they break the law at will and nothing happens. This Motion is timely because whether it is a committee or a conference, it will bring into focus the problems that this country has of security. It does not really make any sense for us to create excuses, saying; “it is a bulb that had fallen.” It is surprising that the Inspector-General did not even know that some people had been shot by his own men fleeing from that scene where he was saying it was a bulb that had fallen. If these are the kinds of people that we are going to base our lives and property in their hands, we are doomed. So, I am calling for the adoption of this Motion. I support my brother, Sen. Wetangula, that if there is any way that it can be strengthened, whether it is a national conference on security or committee, so that this people can stay aside and be told more about security because they do not have a monopoly of knowledge on security. I am sure Sen. G. G. Kariuki would be very useful in this committee by sharing the knowledge that he has gathered over the years. With those remarks, I want to thank the Senator again and I support this Motion very strongly. I beg to support. 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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