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    "id": 594488,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Francis Waititu",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Munyua Waititu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to support a Motion that has been brought by my friend, Hon. Munyaka. It is true that the issue of firearms has been a problem in this country, especially for the people who are licenced. Due to the conflicts that have been happening around our country and, more so, in Somalia, many guns have been brought to the capital City of Nairobi. Guns are sneaked in through the borders of our country. Records show that it is mostly in Eastleigh where there are many illegal guns. Even the Government carried out an operation in Eastleigh and we could see the police recovering many guns in Eastleigh and other parts of Nairobi in broad daylight. It is equally very important for us to support this Motion. I have found out that the people who are licenced to have guns, as the last speaker has said, are not trained on how to use them. I am a victim! When we had the presidential directive to go and pour illegal liquor in our constituencies, one businessman drew a gun at me. He threatened me with it. I reported the matter to the police and nothing has happened. Just because he is a young man aged 25 years, he thought he could scare me off by removing his gun and pointing it at me. While I support the Government on issuance of licences, it should be careful when issuing licences. That is because most businessmen, after opening small businesses, apply for licences and buy guns. If the Government audited the people who are handling guns today in Africa, Kenya would be among the top countries with the highest number of gun holders. This is not very good for our country. In central region, according to some reports, we have many young men with guns. Recently, I was in my constituency speaking to the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) and I asked him: “Why do we have so many young men who say that they are businessmen and have guns?” It is true that we need to be secure in our homes. But when my friend, the late Hon. Muchai passed on, I remember the security personnel around him had guns. If the people who attacked Hon. Muchai were detected all the way from where they were by police, they would not have murdered my friend, Muchai. It is important that we support this Bill because there are many cases in this country of people using illegal firearms. So, I completely support the Motion and ask my colleagues to do the same."
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