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"speaker_name": "Mr. Munyao",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we inherited a lot of problems which had taken 40 years to plant and we now need another 40 years to uproot them. We need to take out the bad blood which had been ploughed into the civil servants. We must appreciate and accept that the Office of the President is committed to do a lot of good things. When you look at the concept of security, which I believe you know very well because you are a former trained civil servant, you realise that we actually need this money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry needs this money more, especially when we have increased the number of officers in the Provincial Administration. The chiefs and assistant chiefs have been increased and so the Ministry needs this money. Since Kenya is segmented in provinces, districts, divisions, locations and sub-locations I urge the House to pass this Vote. For example, a province without a provincial commissioner is not complete. A district without a district commissioner is not complete. A division without a district officer is not complete. If we create a location, it must have a chief to be complete. If a location is created it must have a sub-location to be complete. For ease of administration, assistant chiefs are very important because we need them to communicate and deliberate on Government policies. For that reason, I am requesting the hon. Minister to ensure that all divisions, including those in Mbooni, should have district officers. There is no question of having a division without a district officer. The same applies to locations. This is because a chief, assistant chief or district commissioner is required to be at work all the time. Even during the time they proceed on their annual leave there must be replacements. Therefore, staffing is very important. 2038 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 12, 2006 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, above all, having the officers is not enough. The officers must be fully equipped. I have in mind a full district commissioner in full regalia boarding a matatu to go to work. The Government must protect the image of these people. The image of a Government is seen through assistant chiefs, chiefs, district officers, district commissioners and provincial commissioners. Therefore, if a district officer is appointed, he must be provided with a vehicle so that if he appears in a meeting, the public should recognise his arrival. A district officer's position should not be belittled. Having a district officer who boards matatus to go to work or who has no proper residence is terrible. We must keep the dignity and image of this Government. I am appealing that the vehicles we are surrendering be given to the district officers and district commissioners because they are the people who are governing Kenya properly. If we do this, we will get the right representation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that insecurity is on the rise, it is not possible to hire a police officer as a bodyguard for every person. The right position would be that since we are 31 million Kenyans, then we should have 31 million police officers. However, is it possible? No, it is not possible. I appeal to Kenyans to be law abiding so that the job of the police is lessened. I also appeal for more police units down to the divisions, which are well equipped with vehicles and the things that pertain to their duty."
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