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"content": "Hon. Speaker I beg to move that the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2014), be read the Second Time. Hon. Speaker, as I said sometime back in this House, this country is facing a real threat, and it is almost being taken over by terrorists. As we speak, you recall what happened in Mandera; quite a number of Kenyans lost their lives in two incidents. Now, a few Kenyans who do not belong to Mandera County have actually re-located from that county. I want to inform hon. Members that when the United States of America was attacked during the 11th September, 2001 attack, the Congress sat down and came up with radical reforms to address terrorism in that country. They came up with radical laws to address matters of homeland security. When Mumbai was attacked by terrorists and people were attacked in four hotels, Mumbai State and the Indian Government sat down and came up with serious reforms to address matters of insecurity. These are desperate times and desperate times call for hard decisions and tough measures. These are hard times and hard times call for hard choices. These are extraordinary times and extraordinary times require extraordinary decisions. Therefore, I want to call upon the House to support the Committee on these amendments because we have looked at them. Of course, we have several issues and amendments to propose on the Bill. But, I want us to take a bipartisan approach on this issue. This is because security is about everybody; it is not about Jubilee or the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), or other small parties like Sisi kwa Sisi, Chama cha Uzalendo and the rest. I plead with the hon. Members to let us not politicise this matter because the terrorists are working round the clock to ensure that this Government is defeated. Hon. Speaker, for a very long time, we have actually tasked the Executive to solve this nagging problem of insecurity, cattle rustling, terrorism and banditry. However, we have certain laws that have impeded the Government from moving forward. That is why the Bill has come up with amendments to the Public Order Act, our Penal Code, Extradition (Contiguous and Foreign Countries) Act, the Criminal Procedure Act, the Registration of Persons Act, the Evidence Act, the Prisons Act, the Firearms Act, the Radiation Protection Act, Cap. 243; the Rent Restrictions Act, the Kenya Airports Authority Act, the Traffic Act, Cap 403, the Investment Promotion Act, the Labour Institutions Act, the National Transport and Safety Authority Act, Cap. 33 of 2012, the Refugees Act and the National Intelligence Act, No. 28 of 2012. We have also amended the Prevention of Terrorism Act, No. 30 of 2012, the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act No. 12 of 2011 and the National Police Service Act, No. 11 of 2011. I remember bringing many amendments to this House. I am happy and I want to thank hon. Members for approving those amendments. Hon. Speaker, the last one is the Civil Aviation Act. First of all, I want to start with the issue of prevention of terrorism. The Act was actually passed by this House in 2012 and assented to by the President. We are trying to address facilitation of terrorist acts; those who facilitate them must be dealt with according to law. Matters of radicalization, are so common. Our youth have been promised that when they kill in the 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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