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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to oppose this amendment. Before I do that, allow me to send my deepest and heartfelt condolences on my own behalf and that of the people of Rarieda to my brother and friend, our colleague, the hon. Member for Nyakach, Aduma Owuor and the courageous and gallant people of Nyakach following the extremely evil and dastardly act of the cold blooded murder of his helpless elderly parents. May the Almighty God rest their souls in eternal peace. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will recall that since this 11th Assembly convened more than seven months ago nothing has captured the attention of the hon. Members more than the issue of insecurity in our country. Not less than two Motions for Adjournment have been moved in this House to try and address this national cancer. It has reached a time when we have to say that unless we do something, criminals are going to take over our country. If we continue to see a big spoon where clearly there is a giant spade, we are deluding ourselves as leaders and it amounts, in my view, to dereliction of duty. Here I am not just speaking about cases that touch us personally like that of hon. Aduma Owuor or my good friend Francis Gathua, a very dedicated, hardworking Kenyan and a committed serious professional who was shot and killed in cold blood less than two weeks ago on Outering Road in broad daylight, I am speaking for the families of thousands of Kenyans who continue to suffer in the hands of criminals. I am speaking for thousands of Kenyans who get killed and maimed by cold blooded gun-toting gangsters on our roads almost on a weekly basis. I am speaking about the thousands others who continue to suffer excruciating trauma at the hands of carjackers almost on a daily basis on our roads. Insecurity in Kenya has now become completely indiscriminate and does not care about tribe, social status, or race. Even as we debate this Bill whose import is to make us effectively tackle spiraling crime in this country, I think it is time the Government came out clearly and stated---The Government must come out clearly to state whether it is unable or unwilling to deal with runaway insecurity in Kenya. It is time to deal firmly and decisively with the hordes of criminals who seem to be roaming all over our country and at will. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know what is happening in Nairobi. Recently, you raised the matter that happened at the Dandora Dumpsite. What we see every time criminals strike are knee-jerk reactions like we saw the other day when the poor parents of our colleague were killed. The Provincial Administration rushed there. For me those are nothing, but knee-jerk reactions which are simply not working. If 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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