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    "id": 307198,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Laboso",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Cherono Laboso",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will keep it brief as possible because the Chairman of the Committee has given us assurances that there will be a lot of amendments to enrich and strengthen this Bill. First of all, this Bill seems to have given too much power to the Director-General. The Director-General is literally doing and in charge of everything. So, rather than have this Director-General making unilateral decisions on his or her own, recruitment to this agency must be all inclusive. I believe that for us to get this country represented in this agency, we should do recruitment at the county level. Even if it will be done in secrecy as it is expected, let them do their secrets in the county level. On the same note, even the senior officers in the service must also reflect the regional balance of Kenya. Given the way this body is currently constituted, it is clear that there is no regional or ethnic balance. As I said, we cannot run away from that requirement because it is a constitutional requirement. It is what we have indicated in our Constitution. It is a principle which must be applied in all appointments of public office holders. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the question of firearms, I am quite gratified to hear what the Chair of the Committee on Administration and National Security had indicated. We are saying, yes, NIS officers can carry firearms, but just for self defence. We do not want confusion in the roles and responsibilities of the various security organs. What belongs to the police should remain with the police. The NIS is just an information gathering body. If we see that there are gaps in the policing structures,"
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