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    "id": 573362,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/573362/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Munyaka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 86,
        "legal_name": "Victor Kioko Munyaka",
        "slug": "victor-munyaka"
    },
    "content": "THAT, aware that many innocent Kenyans have been victims of crime attributable to stolen and illegally acquired firearms; concerned that, despite the proliferation of small arms, there has not been efforts to track location, movement and use of firearms held by licensed persons and the disciplined forces; acknowledging the need to adopt a mechanism for providing real time geophysical location and movement of firearms to facilitate recovery of stolen firearms and forensic identification of guns used in crime scenes; cognizant of the fact that a number of countries continue to implement modern technologies to regulate, monitor and track use of firearms; further aware that use of electronic tracking technologies, including the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) has been used to track and record location and movement of firearms; this House urges the Government to fit all guns held by licensed persons and the disciplined forces with electronic tracking devices and ensure the proper and comprehensive registration of all firearms in the country in order to curb insecurity. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, a firearm is a weapon from which a shot is discharged by the use of gun powder. Examples of firearms commonly used in Kenya are AK-47, G-3, Uzi and many other types of pistols. In Kenya, firearms are usually possessed by the disciplined forces, which include the military, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs). We also have licensed private gun owners. There are also illegal gun holders like criminals, robbers, terrorists, bandits and poachers. There are also some communities who, because of their cultural practises like cattle rustling, use illegally-owned guns. Other communities use guns for self-defence against their aggressors, especially where there is minimal Government security. Firearms may be used for self-defence---"
}