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    "id": 1523354,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523354/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Busia County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Catherine Omanyo",
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    "content": "Police officers who work in hardship areas appear thin and fit because of problems. They lack resources. If there was an emergency and you called the police, you would realise that their vehicles do not have fuel. There is this perception that they are unavailable, unwilling, or waiting for bribes to show up. But the truth is that the vehicle might be there but without fuel. They have to ask for fuel to show up. That must change. I do not think a passionate police officer who yearned and fought to be in the force would choose to just relax and wait for things to go bad. Police officers lack personal development. Being recruited to the Police Force because you are fit does not mean you are well-trained to understand security issues and policymaking. The National Police Service has various departments like gender and counseling that police officers have to work in whether they like it or not and yet, they need counseling themselves. They need to be trained now and then, be well-equipped, and celebrated. Those who perform well should be acknowledged. We hardly celebrate our police officers. We are full of complaints. Additionally, looking at their pay slips, you would realise they depend on loans. After the deductions, nothing is left on their pay slips. How do we expect them to handle any matter when they are stressed? We need to up our game on how we handle security issues. A stable nation has a beefed up security department in terms of equipment, knowledge and a happy workforce. Police officers are not well-paid and do not have hardship or transport allowances. I once went to Marsabit and Kajiado counties, and after police officers were done with their duties, they asked for a lift to take them to where they lived. That means they do not have a means of transport. They are barely surviving. Police officers should be looked after even after they retire. They must be well-taken care of until they die. They should be celebrated after their death - like people who died in the line of duty, and who served, risked, and endangered their lives while taking care of their nation."
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