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    "id": 1479141,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1479141/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wilberforce Oundo",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the welfare of prison officers and other various reports including the Marsden Madoka Committee Report of 2008, the Maraga Task Force Report of 2023 and other Ministry of Interior and National Administration reviews that have repeatedly identified and documented the challenges facing the Kenya Prisons Service. Despite these comprehensive evaluations and recommendations, the situation remains largely unchanged. The state of affairs was affirmed in the Maraga Task Force Report which stated that the situation remains the same as per what the Madoka Committee established about 15 years ago. In essence, the conditions within the Kenya Prisons Service remain precarious and pose a potential threat to the national security if the Service ultimately becomes dysfunctional. It is against this background, that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following: 1. Status of implementation of the recommendations of the Maraga Task Force Report and specifically, in relation to the promotion of prison officers, some who have stagnated in the same job grade for over ten years and the constitution of the Prisons Council as provided under Section 21(c) of the Prisons Act. 2. Any plans to provide decent housing for prison officers under the Affordable Housing Programme and the status of these arrangements. 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."
}