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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, hon. Speaker. We are in extraordinary times and extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. The proposals that we have in this Bill, let the people face the reality and be honest. It is dishonest for people to complain in meetings and say that the Government is doing nothing and when something is being done, they are fighting it because they do not want to face the reality. The whole idea of our colleagues on the other side is to support anarchy. I cannot understand how somebody, in his right senses, will refuse to support laws that are being put in place to bring coordination. The proposals made in this Bill, for instance, in the prevention of terrorism, clarify a number of issues. This will bring sanity. You cannot be there complaining about people dying. In this House, we have had several Motions for Adjournment to discuss security matters. When we come up with legislation that can bring sanity and order to the country, then people are up in arms. Even if you shout at the top of your voice and you are not taking the country forward, you will not be counted because you are a very serious Opposition person opposing even sanity of your children and relatives. We have the Inspector General of Police, who cannot designate officers yet he is expected to act. You say that the buck stops at the President, do you expect him to take a gun and protect the people? If he has to take responsibility, then he has to be given the instruments. This is why we are coming up with this legislation that can bring order and give him adequate authority to hire and fire. In that case, we can ask him to take responsibility. We also have the security agents that are fragmented, for instance, the KDF, the National Intelligence Service and the National Police Service. There must be a mechanism to bring co-ordination and through this co-ordination, then all the agents can 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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