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"content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the reasons given by the public when we had barazas at home were that there were rogue policemen in some parts of the county who âworkedâ with the attackers. The Deputy District Criminal Investigations Officer, Bungoma, was named as one such officer. While I do not want to discuss this officer, I think the Government should act on officers who have overstayed in one station or region. There should be an overhaul. This should apply to the whole country and not only to Bungoma. This is important because it will ensure that the officers on the ground concentrate on their work and do not relax. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the court ruled on the issue of the County Commissioners. The County Commissioner, Bungoma, could not even come out and tell us what he was doing there when we had a meeting. We do not understand why those Commissioners are in place. If they are part of the security machinery, then they are the insecurity in the counties. This is because it is clear that the County Commissioners do not have a role to play. They could be the problem. Maybe, they are trying to justify that they need to be around to take care of security. So, we need to look at all these issues with an open mind; the Government should come out to ensure that the people of Kenya are secure. On police reforms, you will realise that the Inspector-General and his Deputies were appointed and their welfare has been catered for, for the next ten years. But what about the other officers in the police force, starting with the constables and other onn- commissioned officers (NCOs). I think the reforms started on a wrong footing. The reforms should have started with the bottom-up approach; that is from the constables upwards. This is because these are the foot men on the ground."
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