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    "id": 541867,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyoo",
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        "legal_name": "James Onyango Oyoo",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I want to add my voice to those who are supporting this Bill. I want to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for bringing this Bill at this particular time because it is happening at a time when our country is going through serious insecurity problems. My attention has been drawn to the fact our country has signed the protocol in respect to the Bill in Ottawa. I am aware that Kenya is very poor at signing treaties which it does not respect in the end. I would urge those involved to make sure that this issue is taken more seriously and a lot of public sensitisation is done such that those who are involved and those who are supposed to benefit from it are made aware and they know what is expected of them and how they should do it. Equally, I am aware that the Government maybe through the United Nations (UN) is the beneficiary of the support of the small arms arrangement. I believe that those who are concerned in this department are doing their best to sensitise the people and train more people who can add more sense or value to this requirement. I am wondering how this will be very effective because I have not seen this requirement factored in our Budget which is just about to be read. Therefore, I urge that before the Budget-making process is closed, something should be done so that this thing is factored because for real, we need it. We have serious security challenges. Kenya is limping forward in the field of industrialisation. A lot of oil mines have been discovered and minerals will be discovered and very soon Kenya will go full throttle in exploration. Without proper sensitisation and the Government making use of this Ottawa Protocol, sensitizing the public and training more personnel, it might not be very useful to us when we have a real opportunity. We can even partner with the UN or those other departments and international agencies concerned. Otherwise, it is a Bill well-thought out and it has come at a good time. I beg to support. Thank you."
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