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"content": "Thank you very much, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, let me say that I want to support this Adjournment Motion. Let me first start by thanking the leadership of this House. All through the Session we have had good working relations in the House, specifically on the issue of committee staffing. We used to have a lot of problems in our committees with respect to staff. We can now comfortably say that we have adequate staff. Perhaps, the only thing remaining is capacity building, which I am sure is being done, and I think that will go a long way in assisting us do our Parliamentary duties. As we go for recess, I would like to urge my colleagues to go and reflect on the issues that affect Kenyans. When we go back to our constituencies we face a myriad of problems; we should no doubt look at these problems and see how we can assist the people we represent. That is the reason why we were elected to Parliament. It is time for us to go back there, be with them and make sure that we take care, as much as possible, of issues affecting them. Hon. Speaker, as we debate the Motion on the security project--- I was, indeed, very happy because of the support the Motion got and that is just the beginning. The harder work is ahead. We want to ask the implementers of this project to ensure that they move with speed. As a security project, it is time Kenyans started seeing results of this project. This should be specifically on the issue of backroom operations, and when you talk about Occurrence Book (OB). If you go to a police station today, the OB there is manual. We want to see them working under the new project, so that when you go there you are served electronically. This will mean that if you are manning a police station in Kisumu, you can know exactly what is happening in Mombasa through their OB. After some time, we can have proper statistics in this country and be able to know that this or that county is famous for rape cases, for example, because there are too many rape, murder and other crimes in the country . I think it is time we moved with speed. Hon. Speaker, there are quite a number of other issues that affect this country and I think it is important for us to look at them. First of all, I am sure hon. Members are aware that we have discovered some oil in this country. It is in a place called Tome as we move towards Kerio Basin. It is, indeed, time for us to see how best we can manage this resource. Instead of having so many divisions among ourselves because of politics, let us now concentrate our energy in building this beautiful country of ours, and making sure that we manage it for the benefit of our future generations. Hon. Speaker, I am aware that everybody is aware of a disease called Ebola; it is really dangerous. As we speak right now, I am told also that to wipe out that disease in West Africa, about 20,000 cases of Ebola will be dealt with first. You can imagine what 20,000 cases mean. It is possible for it to come to this country any time. It is important for us to urge Kenyans to make sure that they observe the highest hygiene standards. That way we can minimize chances for this disease, and make sure that our borders are well secured to avoid having in the country people who may have this particular disease. 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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