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    "id": 21739,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
        "slug": "joshua-ojode"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The recruitment and deployment of KPRs is based on security threat in an area. Turkana County has one of the highest numbers of KPRs in the country. Currently, there are a total of 1,142 KPRs serving in Turkana County in the following areas: - Loima District, 190; Turkana North West, 353; Turkana East, 86; Turkana South, 253; Turkana Central, 260. That gives us a total of 1,142. The deployment of the newly recruited KPRs was delayed due to lack of funds to purchase more uniform, firearms and ammunition. However, the Government has now finalized the vetting of 1,328 additional KPRs to address the security needs of the county. Those KPRs will be trained and deployed to work in the following areas in the next three months: Turkana East, 134; Turkana West, 337; Turkana South, 266; Turkana North, 363; Loima, 82 and Turkana Central will get 266. Those are the additional number which we are going to give within three months. This will bring the total number of KPRs in Turkana County to 2,470. (b) In accordance with the new National Police Service Act, 2011, Section 3(1), (2) and Section 112(1) provides that a certificate of appointment shall be issued to every KPR and shall be evidence of appointment under the Act. A reserve police officer shall be recruited, enlisted and trained in accordance with the rules and regulations developed by the Kenya Police Service Commission. Every reserve police officer enrolled shall serve for a period of two years and may, thereafter, be re-engaged for a further period of two years. Every reserve police officer shall serve voluntarily and shall not be entitled to claim any remuneration for his services, save for such allowances. However, the Inspector-General may, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary, call out all or any reserve police officer during a state of war or a state of emergency under Article 58 of the Constitution. When so called out, he shall remain on duty until released from duty by the Inspector-General. When mobilized pursuant to Section 113(2), a reserve police officer shall receive such pay and allowances as may be prescribed for a police officer of corresponding rank and seniority in such rank. In accordance with the new Act, arrangements are being put in place to pay the KPRs allowances when engaged in security operations. The Government will implement the provisions of the new Act with regard to the welfare of the National Police Reservists when they are engaged in security operations. Thank you."
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