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"content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to comment on the Address of His Excellency the President last week when he addressed the nation from the Floor of this House. From the outset, the President had good intentions for this country. Maybe his intentions are what he said; unfortunately, it appears that the people who are supposed to put what he says into action, or his team players, are not reading from the same script as the President. Many things have been said and the President has addressed this nation severally and spelt out benchmarks that he has put in place and his intentions for this country. But when you go to the practicability of what is happening--- When you go to the ground, the same things are not happening. For instance, in terms of security, he talks very strongly--- Even when he was going to Arusha and emphatically said what the Government was going to do--- Unfortunately, a series of insecurity incidents have followed, some of which have affected the Members of this House; this is making everybody worried. Are we just paying lip service or doing things practically? Maybe the organs which are supposed to maintain security are demoralized. If you look at the vetting of police officers, which is taking place--- Today there was a very long list of those who will be vetted in the course of this month. Maybe once they see their names in the Press, they panic, and stop working because they do not know if they will be there tomorrow. The way we are approaching issues of security in this country should be looked into seriously. If you look at poaching, we are losing wildlife left, right and centre every day. Some of the wildlife is in very secure sanctuaries, where we do not expect even a rat or a snail to be killed. You find that rhinos and elephants are just dying at the doorsteps of the game rangers and wardens. Maybe, if I may use the Kiswahili words, kikulacho ki nguonimwako, is exactly what is happening. We cannot expect animals to be killed; we are looking forward to attracting visitors to this country in terms of tourism, yet we cannot even trace the people who are killing our wildlife. The President has good intentions for this country, but some things make even us leaders to get lost in terms of how to handle them. We have been talking of the Uwezo Fund and he mentioned it. Whoever is supposed to disburse this money, or see to its implementation, has not done their work. At the grassroots, we already have forms; they have been filled in, are lying in our constituency offices, but we do not know what to do with them. Please, let us walk the talk; when the President talks, there should be foot soldiers down there to act as per his intentions. This is the high time our President got tough on public officers and those who are not doing their work should be told to back off. The police officers who have been deployed to look at the welfare of the citizens should be people of integrity. They should be people who are ready to work to secure the country and not to run when people have already died. Last night, I almost lost three constituents who were in Eastleigh. Some of them were injured. It is a pity that we go to secure places when the damage has already been done. Our security forces should go back to the drawing board. They should not embarrass the President whenever he talks in public or whenever he addresses the nation, and talks of things which are not done practically. The President has good intentions, but his foot soldiers are sleeping on the job. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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