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    "id": 94705,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "have formed a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that is now meant to help the young people engage in positive activities and not the negative activities that they were involved in before. In some areas, groupings of Mungiki have formed co- operative societies and, perhaps, moved away from what they have been known for in the past. But dealing with organized groups requires a multi-pronged approach which should address the socio-economic, political, security, ideology and also legal aspects of these groups. The Committee’s recommendations are geared towards addressing the root causes of the problems and also transforming these groups for them to be able to have a positive contribution to the society. Some of the measures recommended by this Committee include the legal aspects. This involves the enactment of new laws. I want to commend the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security for having tabled the Prevention of Organized Crimes Bill which was debated and passed by this House. That was one of the things that we observed, as a Committee, would help us fight these unlawful organizations in a big way, on top of enforcing the existing laws and sealing other loopholes that exist. There are quite a number of them even in the Penal Code. We also need amendments in the Traffic Act. There is need to facilitate payment of traffic fines on the spot. I have also mentioned the need to amend the Criminal Procedure Code to enhance sentences for offenders and enable the courts to send the youth to rehabilitation centres. There is also need to amend the Firearms Act, the Chiefs Act, the Evidence Act and also the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) Act, to ensure that the investigative arm has also some teeth, perhaps, as opposed to now. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, from the political angle, the Committee established that politicians play a critical role in influencing the youth and should, therefore, use every opportunity to dissuade the youth from joining the unlawful groupings. Politicians have in the past used the youth during campaigns and then abandoned them thereafter. What came out clearly is that the orphaned groups naturally occupy themselves with activities which, unfortunately, tend to be criminal in nature after the campaigns. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the service providers have been faulted in many ways because they have failed to provide services to the slums and other densely populated areas, thereby creating a vacuum that is exploited by the unlawful groups. These groups proceed to provide services including water. They have also provided electricity and security to some of these slum areas. All these are done at a fee. The security forces are also complacent in dealing with these unlawful groupings. There is need for tough action to be taken against such officers who do not seem to perform as is expected of them. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, what also came out clearly was that the security agents have found it very easy and convenient to explain their inefficiencies by blaming every of these criminal activities that happen within their areas, especially those with these unlawful groupings. The security agents blame the Mungiki, Sungu Sungu and"
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