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"speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. At the outset, I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to Hon. Masara for burning the midnight oil, traversing the whole country and researching intensively to bring this piece of legislation to being. Hon. Masara and I serve in the same Committee. The Member convinced us and majority of the stakeholders who were involved in the drafting of the Bill of its importance. I applaud the commitment and passion he demonstrated. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I appreciate the Members of the Committee to whom this Bill was referred to for a job well done, and for their efforts to ensure that the Bill progressed this far. The Bill is long overdue. One of its objectives is to amend the National Police Service Commission Act in Section 10 to promote mental wellness and establish psychosocial support facilities within our counties. The intention of the drafter of the Bill was that we do it at the lower levels, even sub-counties. The Committee concurred with him so that we can start small and grow big. We will start at the county level, where we will have the headquarters and cascade it down. The Bill has come at such a time when all of us can appreciate the mental trauma that our police officers go through due to the nature of their work. It is overwhelming and at times they get mental breakdown. The Bill will come in handy to help them. We have heard of cases of attempted suicide or suicide by police officers. Unfortunately, even junior officers have done the unthinkable by killing their seniors because of mental breakdown. We know the kind of hardships and horrors that officers go through. The Bill will be of critical help to them. I appreciate that the Committee saw it fit that we extend these crucial services, not just to officers but also to their families and the non-uniform civilian staff who work in these institutions. I support the Bill and call upon this honourable House to support it so that we give justice to our officers."
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