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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "fighting, a firearm like a rifle cannot actually manage them. You have to use a propelled anti-personnel mine to hit at a big group of people. There are also hand-grenades. In our country, these weapons have been left unattended after troops have left a specific place where they were training. Just like the Chairman was saying, in my county areas of Archers Post, Maralal, Kisima and Muramur which used to be a training camp for cadets, after the training they would leave weapons, mines and bombs. In many cases, herdsboys and girls discover these bombs when they are herding and play with them. Some of them have been buried for long periods of time. They may have been left there in 1980 but because of soil erosion, rains and the many activities that happen over time, these bombs are exposed. The nature of children is that they will play with them like toys and they will of course explode. They have maimed so many of our people at home over time. The other ones are the British Army who come to train. We have an agreement with them but they also leave the same weapons. There was a time that the community of Samburu East went to court to complain and we had as many as 200 victims of these bombs. The British Government compensated some of them. In Kenya the Government has not compensated many of our people who have been affected by these bombs. It is high time our people were compensated. I want to add that we are also not very careful. Apart from these mines causing insecurity in our country, as other speakers have already said, we are not careful because we have not put measures in place to create patriotism even among our own security personnel. We need to ensure that we detect any kind of explosives that are entering our country or that are left behind. Unlike before, we are not very careful. During those days we used to be very careful and those appointed to be in charge of security in districts were very responsible. These days, there is a problem and we are seeing it. In my view, it is the Constitution. It has brought this problem because it has given people a lot of freedom which is not bad. However, when it goes to an extent that this freedom curtails the performance of security officers, then we need to do something."
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