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    "content": "We should enhance film development just like it has been done in South Africa and other countries. As we move into a digital generation, we cannot do so as long as we are operating on analogue television in Kenya. Many of our citizens are unable to buy set top boxes. I propose that to support the President in digitizing our country, we should let the Government forward finance set top boxes just like we did with the fibre optic cable and then recover money from citizens slowly so that we can immediately meet the international deadline for moving from analogue to digital television. Mr. Speaker, Sir, technology is also going to be vital in our security situation and in fighting corruption. On security, we are happy that the nations around us like Somalia and Ethiopia have become completely stable and indeed even the Somali President expressed confidence that his country is now able to manage itself. Therefore, we should also urge the President to immediately negotiate with the Somali President to undertake quickly and efficiently the return of the refugees who come from Somalia back to Somaliland so that we, as Kenya, can be able to assist them within their own borders. If half of the population of Somalia is still in Kenya, even the President of Somalia is going to have problems with getting manpower for what he wants to do. Therefore, we urge the President and international organizations like the UNHCR to start considering how they are going to assist the refugees based in Kenya to return to Somalia. This to some extent also addresses the issue of insecurity in our country, particularly the north eastern parts of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must do so humanely and in a manner to show that we are dealing with our neighbours who are friendly. The time has come for us to tell our neighbours that their country is now stable and they should go back and we shall assist them from there by sending teachers to them and other people. It is now time for them to resume their work in Somalia. In addition to that, we also wanted to develop technology that is going to ensure security even within our towns. A while back, there was a proposal by the Government that we install CCTV throughout our towns. Again, this is long overdue. The small bits of criminals operating in Nairobi, Nyeri, Kakamega and elsewhere can easily be stopped via the use of CCTV. Therefore, we must apply technology in the area of security. I cannot understand why simple technology such as CCTV is not already operating in Nairobi. I know that lengthy discussions have been going on but it is time to act. People must walk in the streets of Nairobi knowing that they are being watched on camera and knowing that if anybody commits a crime, he will be arrested immediately because he will be caught on CCTV. We would like the people concerned with security to address that issue immediately. Mr. Speaker, Sir, somebody touched on the issue of power. I support completely that we should legislate to allow counties that can produce power cheaply, to do so to be able to attract industries in their own counties. Mr. Speaker, you come from a county that is going to supply cheap electricity very quickly and, therefore, industries will move to those areas with cheap electricity. Therefore, legislation must come to this House and to the Lower House in order for us to create competition so that counties are able to produce and distribute power without necessarily going to Kenya Power. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we want to protect our wildlife and we propose that more money be put in this area. I am aware of the human-wildlife conflict particularly in 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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