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    "content": "really disagreed with those Senators who were of that view outside because every small thing you do in life needs to be monitored and evaluated. It must be assessed at every level. Therefore, forming a committee to actually look into the lapses, performances and how the various agencies that are charged with the responsibility of delivering security to Kenyans co-operate in these aspects---. That is why you saw what happened, the last being the Westgate Mall attack. Madam Temporary Speaker, security is a prerequisite for all the development that we are talking about. You can pump billions of Kenya shillings to counties and even nationally and results will not be achieved. It is unfortunate that we have not taken stock of where we have missed steps as a country. Kenya is one of the few countries where you can just come in one morning and secure a national identification or a passport in less than 24 hours. This is not a lie. We had the screening of some Kenyans which was thought not to be very good, but at times, I tend to imagine that it is very necessary because we must establish genuine Kenyans only after acquiring these documents legally. It is true we have porous borders, but the current Government and even the ones before have not actually checked them. They have failed to review the position. In 2002, the Kibaki Government had closed the porous border. Is closing a border which you are not able to monitor sufficient? Are we devising new strategies to combat crime across the borders and not necessarily Somalia but even for Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania? This has not been done. Many commodities including arms and ammunition are being smuggled into the country and yet you put soldiers at various points to line their pockets. Security is not something that we can take for granted, and the lapse is evident. Our forces are ill- equipped and poorly remunerated. I think the current vetting of police officers is a welcome move. I am told it is going to cascade down to the lower levels. The same should happen to all other security agencies in this country so that we have a team that is able to work with a more harmonized approach. Madam Temporary Speaker, we cannot guarantee security as a nation without collaborating with other regional partners. I am talking about the East African region and the Horn of Africa in terms of sharing information and trying to boost our numbers together to build strength so that we are able to actually achieve the security that we anticipate. Insecurity has evolved over time and become modern. Therefore, our training and techniques should be at par with what happens across other nations in this world."
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