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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion concerning Vote 01. I wish to begin by congratulating the Minister and his able team for the good work that they have done despite the fact that, we are facing very difficult circumstances. As others have alluded to, security matters are very complex. We have really done a lot. I want to agree with the Chairman of the Departmental Committee, hon. Kapondi, that we demand a lot from our security apparatus, but we really provide them with very little resources. In order to achieve the objective of the Ministry to provide security, I would like to comment on the following: One, the resources that are provided to security officers and, particularly, the Administration Police officers on the ground--- As the Minister said when he was moving the Motion, that is the most visible Government institution at the grassroots. That is true. It is most likely the only Ministry that extends up to the villages. We have Administration Police officers on the ground, but they do not have houses at the constituency level. It is true that all the constituencies have been converted into districts. We have DCs, Dos, chiefs and assistant chiefs. The Administration Police officers are assigned to them up. They are even assigned to the assistant chief level. However, it is a pity because they do not have housing facilities. That impacts negatively on their work. Still on the recruitment of those officers, I would like to ask the Ministry to be fair when they are recruiting them. But they have tried. They are more in numbers, although they have not achieved the required levels. The recruitment of uniformed officers is not done fairly in all the constituencies. In one constituency, you will find that three were recruited. In another constituency, 12 were recruited. Now that every constituency is a district and it is the principal focus of development, there is no reason why there should not be fair distribution. With regard to vehicles, we have many administrative units which--- We welcome and support them because it is taking the Government closer to people. However, there is"
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