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"content": "powers, I am sure we can improve the services that we render to our citizens in, specifically, Nairobi City. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, previous speakers have talked about the crime that is prevalent here. We have a population of, probably, five million plus people. If you look at the number of the Kenya Police personnel we have in this City, they are so few compared to the population. That is why there is breakdown of law and order in this City. Let us face it; there is breakdown of law and order in this City. Probably, where you live you can see some order, but if you cross River Road, you will actually see that in this City it is about survival for the fittest; from muggings, breaking traffic rules and even general crime. This goes undetected and when it is detected, it ends there. Therefore, this gives incentive to criminals to continue committing crimes because whenever they commit crime, nothing happens to them. I know Sen. G.G. Kariuki will support me that the biggest problem we have in this country as far as crime is concerned is our failure to detect, investigate and successfully prosecute crime. This is why people just kill others. The police will say that they are investigating. That will be the end of the story. People steal and get corrupted even on the road where you can see money changing hands, but the police always say that they are investigating. I want to assure you that there is no investigation that goes on. So, establishing a metropolitan police force within the City of Nairobi or even other cities will make crime detection, prosecution and investigation generally easier and we will reduce crime in our areas. I am for this and I hope that we can extend it to other cities and towns whenever they grow. Let me also decry the security situation in the rural areas. At the moment since it is a national function, our governors are in a serious problem because crimes are committed, people complain to them because they think they are the authority, but then the governor is handicapped because security is not their function, but the function of the national Government. That is why some governors have bought vehicles for their inspectorates. They do not call them police forces. So, you will find vehicles on the streets or in the rural areas called inspectorates. This is just to detect crime, but illegally because they have no law that makes them operate. So, when it comes to the second part of the recommendation initiating legislation to provide for a legal framework, we must define very clearly what governors can do to arrest simple crime that is so prevalent and that is out of reach of the national police. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as criminals get sophisticated, we must also get sophisticated. We must get clever and increase personnel. At the moment, Kenya has the lowest per capita policing as compared to other countries and as defined by the United Nations. So, I think by approving this Motion and implementing it, will go a long way in coming closer to getting the number of personnel that are required in order to have adequate policing of our areas and thereby reduce the crime which, as I said, is so prevalent and we all know deters investment. It makes families uncomfortable because they are unable to sleep at night. This is because they do not know who is coming to attack them. In cases where you call the police for assistance, they have no fuel and other basic necessities. Therefore, we need a dedicated police force that is answerable to the 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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