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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waweru",
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        "legal_name": "Dennis Kariuki Waweru",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I want to state from the outset that I fully support this Bill. From the outset I want to say that today Kenyans will have an opportunity to see who are the holders of the franchise of Al Shabaab ; the holders of the franchise of Al Qaeda in this country; those who are not willing to put this country in order are actually betraying what we stand for. We want to say, one, we cannot have, in a disciplined force, an Inspector-General who cannot hire and fire. You cannot have an Inspector-General who underperforms but out there in the streets with Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) saying the buck stops with the President. We want to ensure that we can hold people accountable. We want to make sure that anybody who is underperforming is held accountable. We also want to make sure that for any crime that is committed in this country, somebody starting from the immigration, all the way to the police, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and everybody in the country is accountable for their actions. So, I support the amendment in the Public Order Act, the Penal Code, Extradition, Criminal Procedure, Evidence Act and all of them. I want to request Kenyans that since we have been saying that we want to take this country to the next level, we have been talking about taking this country to vision 2030, without sorting out security, we cannot get to the next level. So, I compel hon. Members especially our colleagues on the other side of the coalition, this is a time that we need to stand to be counted. Kenyans are watching your actions. Kenyans are watching; the people who elected us are watching to see what kind of responsible decisions we are going to make as a House. I know there are some amendments and concerns but I would want to suggest that anybody - I am sure hon. Members are conversant with House procedures - who has an issue on the Bill, you will have a good opportunity to bring your amendment so that we can debate them in the Committee of the whole House. So, I do not see any reason why there is a lot of hullabaloo; people talking about this Bill. We should debate and if you have an issue and I am happy that hon. Ng’ongo and others have issues, you can bring them to the Committee and we can look at merits and demerits of this Bill. Then we can reach a consensus so that we can be able to given Kenyans the security they deserve. With those few remarks hon. Speaker, I beg to support."
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