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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. As most of my colleagues have said, this is a very timely Motion that has come at a very opportune time for this country, given the security challenges that we have been facing as a country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the efforts by the Senate Majority Leader to bring into clear perspective the ways and means by which we can enhance security speaks for themselves. As we look at the possibilities and the options that we have open in enhancing security, I notice in this Motion that the Senate Majority Leader has given emphasis to crimes and terrorism. It is then that, as a House and as we contribute to this Motion that we need to pick out and highlight some of the important areas that will give flesh to this Motion so that it can become useful and impactful to the people of this country, and help us realize what we need to realize as a House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the threat of terrorism in this country has largely not been confined of late to Nairobi, Mombasa or to any of the urban centres. We have had waves of terrorist activities and strikes in Mandera, which is not even a city. We had similar attacks in Wajir, which is not even a city. As we look at the threat of terrorism and at a time when the world has gone digital, terrorist activities are now carried out in various forms; from grenades, guns, bombs, including cyber terrorism. It is important then that we widen the scope of what we look at as security. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk about security, I believe that the intention of the Senate Majority Leader was not only to confine his thoughts of security only to the threats of people being attacked by gun wielding thugs, but security in the broader sense as envisaged in our Constitution; that we are all entitled, as citizens of this country, to life and that right to life is given unto all of us. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I support this Motion, I want to state clearly that the importance of us, as a people and a nation, irrespective of what we do, is to ensure that we are secure or we act in ways that enhance the security of our colleagues, brothers and sisters. We know that recently, the Government started the Nyumba Kumi Initiative with the intention of curbing terrorism. This initiative has gone a long way in alleviating some of the challenges that we faced. However, a lot has to be done in order to address the issue of insecurity in this country. For us to be able to address or make meaningful steps towards dealing with terrorism, we must own that responsibility as a people. If we want our inspectorate officers in the defunct county councils, to acquire the necessary knowledge and exposure to fight crime in our cities and towns, we must train 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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