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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": "this Republic made a pledge to the nation before he was elected. He said that the moment he is sworn in, that the moment he puts down the Bible, he shall disengage the police force from the Office of the President. He even freed up the resources of the police so that the police are independent in their operations. As Mr. Kanja comes to office, he might need to come with innovative ways of mobilising resources to ensure that the police force is able to mobilise resources beyond what they are getting today so that they can do what is necessary. Hon. Temporary Speaker, when I say that Mr. Kanja's work is cut out for him, we also need to relook at past laws, decrees and regulations that have been made. The Hon. Members that you see in this House have their hands tied. These Members know that the police are living in very bad conditions in their constituencies. But there was a decree that was made that the National Government - Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) cannot construct police houses or police lines in police stations. We need to relook at some of those decrees. There was an arm of the police called the Administration Police. The police were able to assist the national Government officers in their work. The moment the Administration Police were withdrawn from Chiefs, Assistant County Commissioners (ACCs), Deputy County Commissioners (DCCs), our National Government Administrative Officers (NGAO) officers were left exposed. So when I say that Mr. Kanja's work is cut out, some of the work he has to do is to look at some of the existing policies, legislations, decrees and regulations that have been made so that we can reverse them for the good of our Republic and to improve the plight of our officers. Finally, that new man at the helm has his work cut out in terms of stakeholder engagement. We are told that the police is one of the bogeymen in this country, that it is a punching bag. The police must find a new way of engaging the different publics. The publics includes the citizens, Parliament and the Executive. So, Mr. Kanja will also have to be a diplomat as he does a diplomatic roadshow to be able to showcase a new face of the police to the different stakeholders. It has been mentioned here that Mr. Kanja comes from a certain region, and that is true. We can never run away from that. But this cannot be taken to be a charge on an individual. Everybody comes from a region. It is said that you either come to Nairobi by bus or by birth. Some of us came to Nairobi by birth. We belong in Nairobi. We may have traditional or heritage areas that we came from, but we cannot fit there if we were all told to go back. As we have this regional conversation, we need to understand that even in your region, you have very many people who live in the diaspora. When you heighten up the discussion about where each and every person comes from, where will the diaspora people run to? We do not know any other home. Mr. Kanja is not presented to this House as a man from the “ Murima ” but as a professional with integrity, experience, and an officer who is able to serve as the Inspector- General of the National Police Service. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I submit."
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