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    "id": 343623,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/343623/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M.I. Elmi",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and other Semi Arid Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 82,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi",
        "slug": "mohamed-elmi"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the House has agreed that this is an outstanding Kenyan who is being made the Inspector- General of the police which badly needs reforms and requires resources. I am sure that Parliament will vote for this. But more importantly for Kenyans, we will have an Inspector-General who is independent, who has tenure of office, does not have to be threatened by anybody in this country and will do his job. We have the right person for that job. Northern Kenya, as hon. Ekwe Ethuro has said, has suffered a lot. This is someone who knows the area and we believe that with change of tactics, insecurity, cattle and camel rustling and coffee theft in other parts of the country will be over. The expectations are high and, therefore, we wish him well. This is not something that one person can do alone. We, therefore, ask fellow policemen, both the Administration Police and the regular police, to support Mr. David Kimaiyo. Kenyans badly need a reformed police. When we were voting for the new Constitution, we said that before one is arrested, the policeman will salute and say: “ Ninaomba nikushike” . We would like to see that happen sooner rather than later. We also hope that the things that are happening in Eastleigh, where people are arbitrary being arrested and harassed late at night will become a thing of the past. We hope that we will have a clean police force. This is someone who has been brought up in police lines, and I believe that the police deserve better remuneration."
}