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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheptumo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this very important Bill. The security of any nation is critical for any country to develop and without adequate security it is not possible to achieve any progress. I stand to support the Bill and in so doing I wish to state that we seem to be putting a lot of emphasis on the threat of terrorism alone. This country is facing various challenges of security. Cattle rustling has been one of the major threats to peace and security in our country. In the pastoral areas where cattle rustling has become the greatest challenge where we have witnessed many people losing their lives, property destroyed and many people now are living as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their own motherland. So I would like to urge my colleagues in this House that you are addressing a very critical issue that is going to make our country or will not make us proceed the way we ought to as a nation. Hon. Speaker, this law, it is my submission that it is going to enable the Government to guarantee the Kenyan people the security that they deserve. Let me refer to Article 21 of the Constitution and I want to read it. “It is the fundamental duty of the State and every State organ to observe, respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights.” Whereas I agree with that provision of the Constitution, the State has that responsibility. If the Head of State, the President himself, is unable to execute and manage security operations of the country then the Government will not be able to invoke that provision and guarantee the Kenyan people the security they deserve. I would like to urge my colleagues here that this is a Bill that we need to look at not from our political differences; not from where we stand in our political persuasion. This law is not only going to benefit a section of this nation, a section of a coalition but it 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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