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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am referring to the police officers. On 6th July, we lost a dedicated police officer by the name of David Wagura from Muthithi Patrol Base in Murang'a District; the Minister's district. I have been saying that we have moved from the analogue type of system to digitization and yet, when the Minister comes here he brags. He has precambrian ideologies. It is important for us to find ways of teaching our own people through our officers. The Minister should ask this Parliament for extraneous allowance now that he has a scheme of service for policemen. Before this allowance was increased in the last three years, they were getting Kshs80. Even those police officers who were guarding the President were getting Kshs80 but fortunately, somebody came to their rescue. The allowance was increased from Kshs80 to Kshs30,000. The allowances of the other police officers were increased from Kshs80 to Kshs3,000 but only those who were guarding VIPs. How about the rest of the policemen? Why do you have to put two or three options within the force? Why can we not generalise that each police officers whether handling a firearm or not, will be entitled to a risk allowance of Kshs10,000 or Kshs30,000? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, recently, on 11th February, we heard that there was a problem in Mt. Elgon and Kuresoi. It was reported that the police raided some caves within Mt. Elgon Forest where they found armed raiders who were terrorising people or residents at a settlement scheme known as Chebyuk. Those raiders opened fire on the policemen. That is the area where Mr. Serut who is an Assistant Minister in the same Government, comes from, who is denying police officers their allowances. The raiders opened fire on the residents. When the police July 11, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2419 officers were called to assist the residents, about 80 policemen were injured."
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