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    "content": "increased poverty as much as we are trying very much to eradicate it. When you cannot work or teach, what happens next? We have embraced nationalism where any Kenyan can look for employment, do any business anywhere in the country. However, there are parts of this country which are worse like Mandera and the coast region. Nairobi is not any safer. We have seen in broad daylight some hooligans terrorizing Kenyans. You walk with your handbag and it is snatched from you. People on motorbikes are stealing from us. Our privacy has been invaded. These are just acts of terrorism. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in the recent past, we have seen a different act of terrorism where people are invading women’s privacy, torturing them and treating them in the most inhumane way we have ever seen or heard of. This has nothing to do with dressing. These are just acts of terrorism. They are calling themselves “ gaza ”. Unless this situation is watched and dealt with immediately, it will be very bad. This reminds me, during the post-election violence when there was a lot of violence, especially in the Rift Valley, the Eminent Lady Graca Machel called ladies to Serena Hotel and we were told that the voice of women is not being heard. There were women from both ODM and PNU. She asked us whether we had given birth. We raised our hands. We were asked whether the pain of labour is different between a Kikuyu child or a child from another tribe. We looked at one another and realized that we are all women who go through the same problems. This is what we are telling Kenyans. We are all Kenyans and we suffer the same pain. We do not know when the terrorists are going to land on us. That is why this Motion is timely. We ask Mr. President to be very stern. As a leader, he has to forget about friendships, Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and other things. Kenyans are looking at the President and asking for help. The Constitution gives the President the power and the authority to deal with these people. We, as legislators, will bring in the law. However, the President has other measures at his disposal to assure us of our security. We do not know what became of the “ Nyumba Kumi Initiative”. Just the way we have worked so hard to eradicate illicit brews, we can still handle the issue of insecurity. We have seen it done before. When we were growing up, there was a Mr. Shaw who used to handle criminals. For a while, bank robberies and other crimes reduced drastically. Therefore, we are urging the President to take action. Kenya is losing out because international conferences are no longer coming to Nairobi. When you go to Kigali, Kampala, Dar es Salaam or Arusha, these places have become a beehive of activities because of the issue of insecurity in Nairobi. We are losing a lot of revenue. Initially, Kenya was respected so much internationally. People used to cite Kenya as an example of peace. But nowadays, we cannot even stand up in front of people to give an opinion. That is not fair because we are intelligent people who have worked very hard to build this nation for the last 50 years. Why should someone come and destroy it in one day? The worst enemy is corruption. Why would people want bribes instead of working? Take care of your security personnel, pay them well, give them all the equipment and the tools they need. Let them be enabled to work. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should strategize and take on other measures as the Mover suggests. I know for sure that Kenya will be a safe place again to live in. As 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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