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    "id": 1143909,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1143909/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nimrod Mbai",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nimrod Mbithuka Mbai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to speak to this Motion. First of all, I rise to support the Motion and the appointment of Ms. Wangui because she earned it through merit not because she is a lady or any other factor. She scored in the matrix which had been set for the interview and verification that she went through. On the same breadth I would want to say something which I think should be considered by the Committee and this House. I do not know why the police should be represented by a civilian when we are discussing their salaries. We cannot explain why we have a civilian seated in a room where the salaries of the police are being discussed. The civilian will not understand the police. Imagine if we had a commission in charge of media and a police officer was nominated to represent it. Kenya would burn. The media would be all over. Imagine we are forcing a media personality to represent the police. I know it is not Ms. Wangui’s mistake, but those who come up with such a matrix. I remember when we were coming up with the Police Service Commission, there were two slots left for retired police officers. If the police affairs were to be discussed in the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, we will need a different matrix to have a police officer in this commission to look at the matters of the police. You cannot subject somebody who has been in high officers to somebody who has been in Kacheliba. For a police officer coming for interview from Kacheliba and another one coming for an interview from the US Embassy, of course one will score 80 and another one will score 20. So the matrix has to be different. The exam cannot be the same. This will ensure that the police can get an opportunity to speak for themselves. Further, I would urge Ms. Wangui, if appointed, to serve with knowledge of the people she is serving. The police are going through a lot of challenges, but it is possible to help them get out of these challenges. I have an experience and background with the police service. In 2008 when the former President Kibaki came to power, I was a police corporal. I was earning about Ksh7,000. After His Excellency President Kibaki took power, he tripled our salaries. I remember I earned a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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