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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for granting me this opportunity to also contribute to this very important Report. First, let me express my gratitude to the Chairman of this Committee, hon. Kapondi. He has led the Committee in a very credible manner, and has been supported so well by the hon. Members serving in the same Committee. We note with a lot of satisfaction the findings and recommendations of this Committee. We also note the wide coverage that was given by the local media to the incidents which were already noted when the Report was being compiled. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will note that in Nyakach, there are known criminal gangs operating in that area. Those criminal gangs have actually moved from one area to another. At times, the gangs kill innocent people. Something must be done to eliminate this threat. The gang operating in Nyakach is known and, therefore, security agents must take very strong measures to bring this threat to an end. If nothing is done, learning in the entire Nyakach area will be affected. The quality of education in the schools will be affected. We have also noted that livestock keepers have not been spared. Their livestock have been taken by these criminal gangs. Farmers and livestock keepers have been rendered paupers in this area. Therefore, it is important that, in the true spirit of serving wananchi, something is done about these criminal gangs. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to Lari, I note with a lot of excitement the well-worked out document on the role the police are playing. We note that the police in this area are very lax. There is a lot of laxity. The police are not serious in their execution of duty. It is, therefore, important for the Ministry concerned to take this matter seriously. We also note that dead bodies have been ferried from Nairobi to Lari Constituency. One would wonder about what is happening at roadblocks manned by police officers. Dead bodies are allowed to pass through roadblocks. This should not happen. Therefore, it is important that the process of reforming the police force is hastened, so that we can have a cleaner and neater police force which will be sensitive to the security of our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in addition, you will note that there has been a lone gunman operating in Kinale Forest. This is the second time I am reporting about this person. He has threatened motorists. He has even gone further to murder innocent people. I am happy that since a report was made in this House, the Ministry in charge of internal security has taken very far-reaching steps to improve security in that area. That should be the way to improve security in Lari and in other constituencies. I note further that many bodies have been thrown into Fari Dam and I would recommend that this dam be secured by fencing, so that people are not dumped into Fari Dam by criminal gangs. An Administration Police (AP) post must be established at the entrance, so that criminal gangs can be discouraged from taking bodies to that area. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we note that the dead bodies found at Kinale, Gumbi and other areas have been of innocent hawkers. Why murder hawkers, who earn their living very honestly? The Government has the responsibility of guarding the security of every citizen of this country. Therefore, innocent blood should not be shed anywhere in this Republic. I am excited by the commitment given in this House by the Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, hon. Ojode, that he will not spare anyone involved in this evil. I urge that security measures be improved in Lari Constituency; I hope that the Ministry concerned will provide adequate means of transport, so that the local police, Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers and members of the national security team can be able to move about and assure wananchi that there is maximum security, so that they can go about their daily activities unworried. If the issue of insecurity is not addressed seriously, tourism in my area, and in the neighbouring constituencies, will be affected. Investments will not be spared. Therefore, I fully support the contents of this Report. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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