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    "id": 594482,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abdi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion by Hon. Victor Munyaka. This is a very timely Motion coming at a time when we face multiple criminal and violent extremist activities, runaway proliferation of small arms as well as other threats to our security and safety every day. That is why it is important first of all, in support of this Motion, to have a more intensive, more focused and more relentless public campaign and intelligence in order to unearth the large number of firearms that are scattered in many neighbourhoods in our country. In today’s Daily Nation there is a report on people who have renounced radicalisation. It clearly shows that there is a lot of military training using firearms that is taking place right under the noses of our security forces. It shows there are neighbourhoods where some of these elements are piling up firearms that could be used to disrupt peace and security. In addition, there are large numbers of gangs in cities like Nairobi in particular, which use firearms regularly in their activities. Therefore, this is an issue which we must focus on and pay very special attention to. This Motion on tracking and registering firearms will go a long way in fighting criminal activities that take place in our midst. It is important to see where some of the firearms go to by tracking them through a system. As it has been mentioned here, many of the criminals sometimes use legally acquired guns from people who have been given permits to hold firearms. They may be ordinary citizens or members of the security forces. This Motion will allow us to track firearms and take necessary action. It is also important to sensitise and conscientise the public, particularly now that we have the Nyumba Kumi system, to carry out an advocacy or awareness programme within our neighbourhoods. That will make sure that people know the dangers of firearms, and the fact that they can be used to create and carry out criminal and other anti-social activities within communities. Therefore, I would like to support this Motion by Dr. Victor Munyaka. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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