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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "At the same time, on matters welfare, I agree with my brother Sen. Cherarkey, when he mentioned about their housing. In Nairobi, for example, we have areas like Lang’ata and Jogoo Road, where we have houses for the police. Looking at those houses, it is an indication that initially the policy was for the police to have good housing structures. However, today as I speak, those houses are not enough for them. So, where do they end up? That person has his equipment in his custody and the equipment is none other than a gun. Where does he rest? Then he is exposed. The houses that they live in are not sufficient. Further, as the Kenya Kwanza Government supports the Bill on housing, we need to understand that it is also going to benefit sectors such as the police, so that our police can have better environment at work and at home with their families. How do you really hustle to that extent and then, at the end of the day, when you look at what you bring back home, it is not happy; it is saddening? The housing issue is very key to the police force. It is a sector that I know will be handled through the Finance Bill. As I finish, I am a Member of the Shakahola ad hoc Committee. Two or three weeks ago, I had the privilege to go to the ground. We met with a very competent team of police that were handling the Shakahola issue. I was happy to see a team of counselors that were taking them through counselling because of what their work entails, like carrying dead bodies. It is not only in Shakahola, but anywhere today where there is a dead body, the first line responders are the police. This is what they continuously do because that is their mandate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to say that they came in handy during the Westgate incident and protected this country. In their experience, they put their lives in danger and protected families. I sincerely thank them for their sacrifices for this country. Police posts and police stations are not fully equipped. With regard to Shakahola issue, for example, Langombaya Police Station is not well equipped. Probably that was one of the reasons why investigations took some time because police officers in that police station are not well equipped in terms of mobility. The distance and the surface area is quite vast. The commander in charge of the station is not able to move on time from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’. As the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government continues gazetting these stations, they should also ensure that there is adequate equipment. The police station that I participated in building as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), we ensured that they had the basic necessities such as chairs and tables. Nonetheless, that is their office. If you visit the Ministry of Interior and Coordination and other Ministries’s offices, you will see the Principal Secretaries (PSs) and the Cabinet Secretaries are well equipped with modern facilities and equipment. However, they have neglected their officers on the ground. How do you feel as a Cabinet Secretary or a Principal Secretary working in very conducive environment with all comfort while your officers on ground have no offices? How do you expect them to deliver services to wananchi ? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, yesterday, we passed a Motion to hold Senate Mashinani in Turkana County. We said we do not want comfortable places. We want to"
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