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    "content": ". I was in Nyali Beach because I like it. It is near to the town centre, but there was not even one Mzungu . The swimming pool did not have anybody and the weather was very good for swimming. I can tell you that when I went for breakfast, we were only four of us in a hotel where you would normally look for space to get a table to take your breakfast. If we are not careful, crime will destroy our institutions and our businesses. I think this sharing of functions is the best way forward. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in other countries, the cities themselves actually elect their own police bosses. They do not even select, they elect. Even what they call the attorney is also elected. In five years, you know you are facing an election again, so you do your best to reduce crime because that is your job. Make sure that you deal with all kind of crime and we will elect you again. They work very well to make sure that they get the confidence of the people that they work for. In fact, in our own thinking at the time we were doing the Constitution, we knew that the national security will be an exclusive function of the national Government; but we also knew that the national Government will use the good offices that it has to incorporate as much as possible the local institutions. We knew that other than the cities, at the local level, they would incorporate the Governors into the security arrangement; not so that the Governor becomes a security boss and starts threatening the national Government. They do not have that capacity. However, we can use them because they have the local support and networks to deal with security issues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to share all the things that Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki has mentioned without having to go into each one of them. The national Government will, of course, be donating some power that they already have under the Constitution. When they do donate, in fact, they could even donate personnel. They could very well say the Commander of the Nairobi Metropolitan Police will be donated by the Inspector-General to help them organize. They could even work together. That is what we miss. They are efficient in harassing and arresting hawkers. I have gone to the court there so many times to defend clients who were taken there for many reasons, including parking in the wrong place when your car has been towed. I have even seen them towing a car when the owner was inside his car. The fellow was braking saying “I am not going anywhere”. They towed him until the tyres were smoking."
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