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    "id": 1590369,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "Why is this the case? There are two issues. Firstly, there is a general lack of motivation within the police force. Their level of empowerment, welfare, salary, living conditions, and working conditions are deplorable and, at the very best, unacceptable for any working individual. The Chairperson knows that in many places, even at this time and in this age, there are no vehicles available to transport policemen to their duty stations. At this moment, many police stations, even those that possess police cars, do not have fuel allocations. They have to rely on members of the public. When you call a police officer to come and rescue you, the first question they will ask you is, “ Nitumie pesa ya mafuta. ” This situation diminishes their morale. There is also the issue of mental health, which could be linked to their working conditions. On the other hand, the police are trained to serve the people of Kenya. It is unacceptable for a policeman to brutalise an individual. It is unacceptable for a policeman to shoot and kill a harmless person. I saw it with my own eyes, during the Sufria and Ugali Maandamano. We just pray that the new Commissioners will truly transform the service into a service for the public, rather than a brutal force used to settle political scores or resolve other unknown issues."
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