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    "id": 29023,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/29023/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Bill. First and foremost, let me pay tribute to the men and women of the Kenya Police Force. As we know, those men and women work under very difficult conditions. They live in poor housing and are paid low salaries. Many of them put in many hours and, as we all know, they put their lives on the line in protecting the lives and properties of Kenyans. So, I think it is fair for us to pay tribute to the Police Force. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we all know, the Kenya Police Force used to be famed as one of the best in Africa. But, regrettably, the Police Force in Kenya, both Administration and even the Kenya Police, have gone down so much that we cannot claim that our Kenya Police Force is one of the best; neither does it even meet any standards. That has been so because of rampant corruption in the Kenya Police. In short, all the branches of the Kenya Police have failed Kenyans miserably. An example is the Traffic Police. For example, everyday as you drive along the road you will see traffic policemen shamelessly receiving bribes from motorists. This happens every day. The result of this is what we all know; we are losing many lives. Over the weekend many lives were lost. All this can be attributed to laxity of the Kenya Police, particularly those of the Traffic Department, because of corruption. Un-roadworthy vehicles and overloaded vehicles are on our roads, courtesy of the Kenya Traffic Police."
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