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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Irene Mayaka",
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    "content": "very vital because they have one of the hardest tasks of dealing with the citizens or wananchi, and we need them to be in the right frame of mind. I like the fact that this Bill will, among other things, ensure that there are valuable guidelines for our police officers in terms of stress management. This will help them cope with the different situations that they are presented with and even support their personal development. We do not want to assume that, while they are conducting the services they provide, the police are not normal human beings. They are normal human beings and we must ensure that they always have adequate psychosocial support while they are doing their work. One of the recommendations I see here is that, that support should be devolved to different county levels. This would even be more beneficial if it reaches the police stations so as to enable the police officers to access the services whenever they want. One of the key advantages of this is the improvement of their mental strength, which is very important. Secondly, we need to look at their self-esteem. While we emphasise the importance of providing support to our police officers, we also need to frequently reward and recognise them. We have very few memories of police officers who have done fantastic jobs in this country. For example, I remember my brother, Joash Monari, who was awarded the Head of State Commendation (HSC) by the President for what he did in Westlands, where he tried to waylay thieves who were going to distress people. We have also seen that police are very human. If you check TikTok, there are many police officers who have become quite popular. We have the famous Solomon Kiragu, who is known for dancing ‘ Bora ni Enjoy’ by Diamond Platnumz, if I may quote. He is now quite popular, and the people in the area where he serves admire him because they relate to him and feel that he is one of them. These are things that are inborn; they are about self-esteem. We, however, need to go further than that and ensure that our police officers are well taken care of. Psychosocial support does not only mean the clinical aspect but also, motivation of the police officers. The leadership should always be present to ensure that police officers do not do their job on a routine basis. This is a very brief amendment. I, therefore, do not want to take a lot of time. It has my full support. Let us ensure that it is implemented so that it does not seem like we are only doing paperwork. I hope there would be proper action to ensure that our police officers have access to this very important support. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those very few remarks, I support. Thank you."
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