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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Koyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the chance to contribute. Firearm tracking is very important to us as a country because there are people who are keeping illegal firearms in their houses and using them to kill innocent Kenyans. We need to have a proper control of firearms. Even uniformed security officers, to me, need to copy the military style of keeping guns. In the military, when an officer is going for duty, he signs for a gun and he must return it immediately after his night duty or whatever other patrol he is assigned to. He should do that without wasting time or lending it to somebody else. The roll call is always checked. It shows that Waluke has signed for a gun for such and such hours. After 12 hours, the gun must be returned to the armoury. It is not like the police who sit with guns for 24 hours every day. Sometimes, they kill each other over some flimsy issues. Even here in Parliament, we are licensed to use firearms. But many of us are not trained on how to use them. I am saying this because I witnessed an incident at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday when my colleague was trying to keep his gun in a safe position. He shot in the air and alarmed people. People started running away thinking that it was Al Shabaab. It was a big shame that a Member of Parliament does not know how to use a gun. So, we need to be trained so as to use guns properly. It is important that arms are tracked because of very many crimes that are occurring. There are people who are bringing in guns from our neighbouring countries. They get them cheaply and use them to harm innocent people. This Motion is very important. I support the Member of Parliament who brought it. All of us should support it because it is going to help this country in so many aspects. 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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