It is with great pleasure that I stand before you to officiate the coming together of the business community of this town to deliberate on important issues concerning our county. Allow me to welcome you all and thank you sincerely for your presence in this important dinner.

Ladies and gentlemen you will all agree with me that image is everything. Our town’s image will speak louder than words about us. We are proud to be associated with this town "Mutindwa" as it was once known and thus why we have businesses here. In order for these businesses to thrive, security is vital. There is need to embrace some of the security enhancing initiatives like Nyumba Kumi initiative, clearing of illegal structures, and bushes, lighting our streets, getting street children out of towns and community policing among others.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is important to note that getting the street children out of our streets is fundamental in enhancing security. Street children are visible, invisible and vulnerable. They are visible as they live and work in the streets. But surprisingly there is no reliable data regarding their numbers, their identity, making it extremely hard for authorities to ensure that they receive vital health care or education and are kept safe from harm. They are also invisible because many people choose to ignore these children who are the physical picture of the worst kind of failure in our societies hence making them grow up to hate their parents, the government, the laws, everything and everyone.

Their plight is as a result of poverty, family disintegration, abuse, abandonment, neglect and social unrest. Street children are vulnerable as they engage themselves with whatever that come their way i.e. Prostitution, trafficking, crime, drugs, gangster activities, even police violence and all of these are real risks for many. The problem of street children is not only in our county but global and it is escalating.

We all agree that security is of essence within and without our businesses and homes. With the influx of street children, we cannot guarantee security. It is imperative to think of a strategy that will deal with the street children menace once and for all. At this juncture allow me to give a brief of what the county government has done and what it is planning to do.