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    "id": 304625,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/304625/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lesrima",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 178,
        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
        "slug": "simon-lesirma"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Administration Police recruitment was carried out in accordance with the laid down recruitment guidelines of 25th March, 2011, issued by the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. The required documents to be presented by the potential recruits were: original identification card to prove citizenship, the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with a mean Grade C Plain, or a Bachelors Degree in case of graduate recruits; other physical and medical requirements were age, medical fitness, good vision, hearing and without criminal record. The recruits undergoing training at the Administration Police College underwent the above and we were satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that they were fit to undergo police training as required by the guidelines. As the training progresses, there are other subsidiary administrative requirements by the Directorate of Personnel Management to assist in updating personnel records of the recruits into the Integrated Personnel Payroll Database (IPPD) and the issuance of service numbers. This necessitates additional requirements, including the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Number (PIN) and birth certificates. Since these requirements were not initially included in the recruitment, the college administration made efforts to facilitate the recruits to acquire these documents. Those who had the documents at home were requested to collect them during the midterm break. A total of 225 recruits who did not submit them by the end of the internship citing various reasons for the delay, were given two days off duty on 28th May, 2012, to collect the documents. (b) All the recruits have so far returned to the college after submitting their birth and KRA PIN certificates as requested. (c) The issue of selective training on science of war does not arise as the recruits undergo an extensive 15-month course, which is guided by the new training guidelines adopted by both the Kenya Police and the Administration Police training institutions. The issue of equity as raised by one of the hon. Members does not therefore, arise. This was catered for during the recruitment exercise."
}