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    "id": 1470939,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me kick off by thanking both committees of the Senate the National Assembly for approving IG nominee, Mr. Kanja. I have had the privilege of knowing Mr. Kanja since I was a young boy and I know his commitment and dedication. His journey in the police force has been quite long. Indeed, with 39 years of experience, having worked in all the terrains in this country and having served in different challenges, indeed, he has what it takes to take the police force to the next level. We have come from an age where we have been confronted by a new challenge of the Gen Zs. This is a tribe-less approach to doing things. This is a generation that is leveraging on technology to have their things done. My prayer to the nominee is that he equally leverages technology and uses IT to advance, promote, and most importantly, ensure that the safety and security of Kenyans is guaranteed. We came sometimes back with the initiative of the Nyumba Kumi. This was a noble concept that has not taken deep root because it lacked support from the structural and structured forces. My request to the new IG is to leverage the Nyumba Kumi initiative and ensure that we are given adequate technology in line with the community frontiers, so that we not only capture data, but also timely and effectively report occurrences in any part of this country. Being a people-centric approach in offering police services would require that we, Kenyan citizens, also change our approach in the way we do things. It is high time we stop looking at the police force as our adversaries, but look at them as our partners so that we can promote the well-being of each one of us. Most of the activities, if not all the activities, criminal or otherwise, are conducted among the citizens. It is our sons, daughters, fathers and our mothers who commit these crimes. Having lived for over 20 years in a European country, I saw that people take a very active role in reporting incidents to the police. Indeed, if we were to do this, then we would also promote the welfare of not only the police, but also the welfare and the security of every Kenyan. It is also important that we recall the slogan of the police “Utumishi kwa Wote.” However, we as the legislatures, must also enhance the budget that is allocated to the police services as has been mentioned by my colleagues. We must ensure that they have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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