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    "content": "It is unfortunate that 50 years later, thugs and criminals seem to be a step ahead of law enforcers. You will find that they have access to radio calls and can intercept communication since they know what will happen. We feel as if we are losing the battle against crime. It seems as though we know how to control. All these theories have been discussed and put forward. We know how to control and it is not very expensive. I think we are missing some resolve. As a country, we have not come out strongly, enough, to demand for security so that it is enhanced. Penology and penological systems seem not to deter anybody. There are people or criminals who are happy to go to prison. When they get a chance to go to prison, they are happy to go there. Sen. Wetangula talked about the crimes within the institutions especially the prisons. When you think about Block 4, where there are criminals who have been sentenced to hang, this is the highest level of punishment you can give. That is still not a deterrent. What does that mean? That sends shivers down the spine of many Kenyans. As much as someone is serving the highest level of punishment, they are still open to commit various crimes at various places, various times. We need to reflect as a society on what is going wrong and where the problem could be. Is the problem in the families or educational systems, the way we socialize or what? I know many circumstances where parents do not have enough time to be with their children. Sometimes, parents are shocked to realise that their children are criminalized and are involved in kidnapping. They might not be aware that their children are taking drugs and that perpetrates some crimes. Who are the role models for these children? Where do they get the sense of judgment in terms of what is good and what is bad? What are they watching in the media and internet? We are talking about cyber crime, the new source of crime. These come from exposure through different technologies and the fact that they can get away with it. You will find somebody removing money from a bank account in Taiwan but withdrawing it from an account which is in South Africa. There is also white collar crime which many people get away with. Some of those who perpetrate white collar crimes do not seem to be criminals and this seems to be accepted. In this society, it is not about how you attained your wealth. Robert Marton was very clear. The moment we do not have a way of attaining a means, a society that creates a perception of how they should get wealth without hard work or bringing in values and virtues of hard work that have been culturally enshrined in our society, people use whatever means they want to get to whatever they want without bothering. Who are the heroes, therefore, in this society and how have they become heroes? This is something that we need to begin to interrogate and find out how we can move in a particular direction so that we are proud of who we are. We should set our norms and goals so that we do not have people who are rich out of stealing or killing other people in the process. The crimes that thrive like cyber crime, manslaughter, terrorism and kidnappings have increased over time. One of the crimes I want to focus on is that of pedophiles. Owing to the porous borders that we have, considering that we do not vet enough to know who is coming into this country, we end up having all manner of people. There are countries where systems have been put in place. There are triggers so that when these people are within a particular community, there is an alert to watch out. In Kenya, that is 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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