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    "content": "(Prof. Saitoti): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me begin with the clarification as to whether the police have specialised equipment to be able to detect the presence of those weapons. I would like to say that they do have such equipment but, of course, technology changes continuously. Terrorists always try to change continuously. The challenge, therefore, is for our security personnel to be one step ahead of terrorists. It is on that account that I would like to inform this House that we are already sourcing resources from the Treasury to ensure that the police are equipped so as to make sure that they are, indeed, a step ahead, because of the emerging crimes. They are sophisticated, and we cannot take the security of our people for granted. As regards hon. Noor’s sentiments that whenever these things happen, it is certain communities that are targeted, I would like to assure this House that criminals are criminals, and we must make a distinction between criminals and religion or ethnicity. The firm instructions to the police are that what they should pursue are criminals, irrespective of one’s religion, ethnicity or colour. That is the position."
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