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    "id": 1016062,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to support this Statement. This Statement is very important. I have written a Motion to this effect. I am sure that when the Motion comes to the Floor of the House, we will give greater contribution on this. It is unfair for police officers to be told that they have to buy their own uniforms they had not prepared for. The police officer's job is good in this country. They are charged with security of human life, property, et cetera. There is need to ensure that we also give them some form of reinforcement. Mr. Speaker, Sir, recently, police officers were told that they had to look for their own accommodation. Some of them are living in the slums of Nairobi and other parts of the country because the house allowance they get is too little. For them to be told to buy uniform is not right. Uniform is a form of patriotism. When police officers are in uniforms, it identifies them as being patriotic, people we can trust in security and governance. There is need for them to be given uniform allowance. In the Motion, I am recommending that the Government should give them three pairs of uniform in a year, so that they are also neat as they execute their duties. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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