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    "id": 470338,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will also advise Sen. Sonko for free that the CDF is not an individual fund, but a public fund from taxpayers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that one other omission from this Speech is what the Government intends to do with the heavy investment that we have done in peace initiatives in the region. We sent our Forces to Somalia to stabilize that troubled country. I would want a clear vision and policy on how to reap the peace dividends from Somalia. It is completely lacking in this Speech. Our boys died in Somalia. What are we doing to consolidate the peace in Somalia? Look at the runaway crime in the country, what did the President say? He wants to increase the ratio of policemen to citizens. You can have a policeman to every citizen in this country, but if you do not have a proper policy in fighting crime, it is meaningless. There are countries that are less policed with less crime, but here in Kenya, crime has taken a turn that nobody can control. Look at what is going on in Garissa, look at the massacre of policemen in Baragoi and the muggings going on in Nairobi; I expected the President to come with a clean broom and say: “Criminals are put on notice and my Government is going to make sure that for us to embrace a 24-hour economy, like Uganda”---If you go to Kampala, shops are open from morning to morning. There are no thugs or criminals molesting people. Here in Kenya, look at our Central Business District (CBD) in the City centre. By 5.00 p.m., business people are barricading their shops for fear of muggings, robberies and petty thefts. Where is the policy on that in this Speech? It is nowhere. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this country relies very heavily on tourism. I have said before that the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) alone has no capacity to control, police and protect our national parks. It is very important and easy to say, like the President did, that tourism is very critical to our economy. But what are we doing about this runaway 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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