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    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "Thank you for protecting me, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This House should not be reduced to a House of making noise and having Adjournment Motions everyday to discuss insecurity. It is high time we looked at the problem. Where is the problem? When you look at our security structures, we have the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the Administration Police, the Regular Police and other arms. It seems as if there is little communication amongst these different arms. As a House, we need to come up with legislation to cure this. It is also sad that in this House, many times, even when it comes to very serious matters of security, things are politicised. The Constitution has created structures within it and that is why one arm of Government can take the other arm to court and the court allows this to happen. Today, we have the recently recruited police recruits, but instead of them being in training, they are still waiting. We are saying that we do not have adequate human resource as far as these agencies are concerned. Then we continue as if it is business as usual. If the National Intelligence Service has gathered intelligence, whether it has leaked or has been communicated, it should be investigated. We are mourning what happened in Mandera, but it is said that information on the same had been given. When information is given, why is it not acted on? Why can this House not also give mandate to the agencies to gather information? They should be given the power and the mandate to execute so that we do not have cases of people saying that at the Westgate or even in Mandera, they knew what was to happen. After it has happened and people have died, that is when we run helter-skelter. It is high time the agencies that have the capacity are also given the mandate to go ahead and stop the heinous acts rather than allow the criminals to commit these crimes and thereafter, we complain. The other issue is about corruption. It is high time we made corruption very expensive in this country. Some of those security agents are compromised. Through this compromise, we end up having terrorists and other criminals who then arm our Kenyans. Without security, nothing can move on in a country. Today, the tourism industry in our country is on its knees. Many investors are worried because of what is happening at the Coast and other places in our country. As the President has indicated, the problem is very clear and the suggestions are there. Why are these suggestions not being implemented? If we know the problem and we also know the solution and what has to be done, then this must be done, so that Kenyans can be secure. I am also very sad because of cattle rustling. Cattle rustling should be considered as robbery with violence. One of my constituents was killed while protecting his property and will be buried on Saturday. It is business as usual day in, day out. This should not be 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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