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    "content": "rural areas. Therefore, we have to see this problem beyond just making the City of Nairobi a special place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the institution of security must, first of all, be addressed with a view to achieving the current standard of security. We are expressing our concern, through this Motion, about the security problem. But to get the central Government to start negotiation with the Inspectorate Department of Nairobi County, you have to train the whole lot. They have to be able to answer the question of security in Nairobi. We should ask ourselves whether or not we are satisfied with the police officers that we have in Nairobi. If we bring another lot which is not trained, just because we want to hear that Nairobi has got metropolitan police, will that improve our situation? I think that the beginning of this matter is to have a central institution that will consider the security of this country, without looking at Nairobi or anywhere. We should ask ourselves a few questions. Can we match the current security technology? Can we deal with the criminals? If we can, why have we not destroyed them? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should consider changing the current system that we have. We should change quite a number of people and bring to light some of the hidden security information, where the people of Kenya will know for sure that there was a problem. For example, yesterday we were informed that before the incident that took place in Mpeketoni in Lamu, the Regular Police and Administration Police were given information by the National Intelligence Services (NIS) and they did not take any action. Why did this happen? It is because they have no power to arrest or take anybody to court. Therefore, we expect them just to inform and withdraw. We have to find out the philosophy behind these areas. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before the multi party system, the police force was in charge of anything to do with security. They were working for the Head of State or the President because he was the giver of everything that one would have wanted. Even we, in Parliament, had no power over the Executive. But now that the Executive authority has been distributed to wananchi by wananchi ; some to the Lower House, the Senate and all other constitutional institutions, the time has come when we need now to ask ourselves, without rushing into this kind of Motion--- With all due respect to my friend, I suspect this Motion is a Government Motion because it has been brought by the Senate Majority Leader. Maybe that is not what the Standing Orders say, but my assumption is that it is a Government proposal. If it was not, then this House needs to be told the truth; is it Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki’s Motion or is it a Government Motion? What are we expected as party supporters---"
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