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    "content": "major insecurity which is taking a toll on our lives, properties and the economy. I would like to thank the Mover for having thought very carefully and timeously over this issue. I wish to support this Motion because, first and most, it recognizes the two levels of Government. It calls for dialogue and bringing all stakeholders together. At the end of the day, everybody will own it and no one will blame the other in case there are challenges. All the stakeholders will face the challenges and improve on it as a group and as a team. However, major cities like Nairobi and Mombasa, are unique. There is a major population that exists or lives within the counties. The big population comes in with advantages and disadvantages. Many foreign donors and partners have also invested heavily, not only in the entire country, but within the cities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is important, therefore, to come up with this unit that will ensure that there is proper and airtight security within the region and hence the Republic. We should have proper security in the capital city and the main port which is the other entry into the country, Mombasa and a hub for business. This will protect not only our interests, but also those of our neighbours who heavily rely on our port and infrastructure. We have the East African region and the rest of Africa that heavily depend on the facilities that Kenya provides through its major cities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is, indeed, very important to come up with a legal framework to complement the roles of the proposed metropolitan security agencies to supplement the existing ones. We have seen that we have challenges. However, this is the time when everybody is bringing to the table the ideas they have in terms of what can assist, what can work and what cannot work. This is after considering the best practices from other countries where such initiatives have succeeded fully. Bringing this agency is something that ought to have been done yesterday. However, there is always the first step. I urge the national Government to implement it without further delay. I beg to support."
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