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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I mentioned earlier - and it is good that the Chair of the Departmental Committee dealing with security is keenly listening - the bone of contention when it comes to security matters has been guns. I have gone through this Bill but there is no clarity whatsoever whether those people are supposed to have guns. It is important that it comes out clearly. One of the critical issues we have had in this country is the proliferation of small firearms which has contributed greatly as far as the issue of insecurity is concerned. Just to mention, for example, there is the issue of cattle rustling in Turkana, Baringo and the Pokot area. The proliferation of arms has contributed heavily to insecurity in that particular region. So, it is important that this Bill brings some clarification as to whether those people are going to be licensed to hold firearms or not. If at all they are licensed to have firearms, it is, indeed, critical that this Bill provides the aspect of training. What kind of curriculum are those people supposed to be given in terms of training? What is the duration of their training? More importantly, what is the criterion for selection? Are we going to follow the way the police or prisons have recruited? In many cases, when it comes to the issue of private security, we have had retirees from the police, prisons and the military carrying rungus . This country has an age limit as far as employment is concerned. So, it is also important that those retirees should not be competing with young people just because they have an advantage. Maybe, they were terminated because of some reason or the other. They leave the military and compete with young people in private security firms. So, that clarification is very critical and it has to be there. More importantly, when it comes to the welfare of private firms, we have different categories in terms of security. We have the G4S and the KK Security who are in their own league. Some of them are international. When you travel abroad, you will see that G4S officers have guns. They provide security even in some of the airports because of the professionalism aspect. But here, we have different categories of private security. The watchmen we have in rural areas or the ones we have in schools are in totally different categories. So, when it comes to such a Bill, we need to put that into consideration because the critical problem we have is about affordability. Another issue is that we have had many insecurity militia groups. I hope Hon. Angwenyi is listening. We have the Chinkororo, the Amachuma and the Mungiki . What are those militia groups? We must have a proper framework of doing away with all those groups. As I said, the issue of security must be categorized because we have different categories. There is also the issue of insurance. We have seen many people lose their lives. It is critical that before any private security firm is registered, we need to look at the issue of financial capability. Is there an 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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