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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "are there or not. Some of them could even be tethered under the chassis of the vehicles. The policeman just looks at the people in the vehicle and lets them go. So, an electronic device which can trace these weapons will go a long way in reducing crime and trying to check on those who hold guns illegally. The Government should put more effort in disarming communities which have guns. We have some parts of this country where a gun is just like a panga, or a walking stick. We are told that people should not have illegal guns, but in the newspapers we have seen a young boy carrying an AK47 gun on his shoulder and he is taking care of his father’s cows with the same gun, yet we are saying that we are disarming these people. It is laughable. There are areas where it is very serious to be seen with a gun. You are taken to court the following day. However, there are some parts of this country where anybody can walk around with a gun. You can see a woman going to fetch water and on one hand she has a jerrycan while on the other she has a gun. That is why people terrorise others left, right and centre. As we speak now, we are almost at war in Meru with our neighbours in Isiolo County. This is because we were told to return guns. We had very few which we returned, but our brothers in Isiolo still have them. On Monday, we spent the whole day with the leadership of Isiolo County and Meru County trying to resolve problems, but when we came to Parliament, the following day somebody was killed and cows stolen. Yesterday there was war in my constituency, and people were shooting one another with illegal guns; we are saying that we are in the same country. It is becoming very tricky, especially when we have neighbours who have guns and we have others who only have grazing sticks. Animals of those who do not have guns are stolen every day. It is high time we implemented this system seriously. The Government should make sure that all the illegal guns are returned, and the legal ones are accounted for and they are known where they are. A policeman should not be given a gun and in the evening he gives it to his brother to use to steal and return it the following day. It should be known how it has been used. Even if we do not completely eradicate crime, we will go a long way in reducing the same. I support the Motion."
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