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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna West, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the National Police Service Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 23 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. This Bill was published on 2nd April 2024. The Bill was read the First Time in the House on 5th June 2024 and thereafter committed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs for consideration and reporting to the House, pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 127. This Bill is as a result of the work of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, where I was a member for five years in the 12th Parliament. I went round to 27 counties, seeking opinions of police officers on various issues and not limited to this one. The principal objective of this Bill is to make provision for the mental wellness and wellbeing of police officers, including but not limited to establishment of psychosocial support centres for police officers. The Bill seeks to amend Section 12 of the National Police Service Commission Act (Cap. 285) by inserting a new section 12A, which will obligate the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), in consultation with the Inspector-General of Police, to provide police officers with mental health and wellness resources and, in every county, establish well-equipped centres in offices, camps, training colleges and community for police officers to receive psychosocial support. Psychosocial support is further defined in the Bill to mean the attention given to persons relating to the interrelation of social factors, individual thoughts and behavior based on the mental state. The Bill also defines wellness generally to mean practicing healthy habits regularly to attain better physical and mental health outcomes. The Bill is premised on the recognition that in the execution of their tasks, police officers work in potentially confusing roles, alternating between law enforcement and public service. They constantly face danger or mortality to ensure the safety of others. In some cases, due to the unique challenges of policing, they inflict harm on human beings, as police work is more stressful than other jobs. Numerous studies, including the Mental Health Taskforce 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."
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