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"content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, this creates a conflict and two command centres. This cannot be allowed to go on in a disciplined force that takes care of the security and the property of our people. Drawing from this, I think there are amendments that we expect him to bring to this House. The first job for Mr. Lenku, if this House approves his nomination and the President appoints him formally, is to bring an amendment to the House and distinguish the roles and the functions between the Commission and the Inspector-General. That is very important; we believe that is why we have problems in this country. Secondly, the Cabinet Secretary, in this case, Mr. Lenku, Article 245 (4) specifically stipulates his role. He is not the old Minister for Internal Security; this Cabinet Secretary has a specific role. Article 245 (4) states as follows:- “The Cabinet secretary responsible for police services may lawfully give direction a to the Inspector-General with respect to any matter of policy---” So, we are telling Mr. Lenku that, if he is lucky this House approves his name and the President appoints him and he is sworn in, he will not be the last Minister for Internal Security. His work will be to give policy to the Inspector-General, but he cannot direct the Inspector-General. We want to tell our brother, Mr. ole Lenku, that this country has changed; the day when the Minister for Internal Security could call an OCPD and ask for the release of a suspect are gone and are not provided for in this Constitution. Hon. Speaker, Sir, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for police service will be very much referred to in this article. I think this country will get service if we give the sole operational command to the Inspector-General of Police; he will manage his forces on a day-to-day basis. Hon. Speaker, Sir, there were people in the civil society who were saying that we cannot change the role and the functions of the National Police Service Commission. When you look at the Parliamentary Service Commission, a very able body, the Chair is the Speaker. If you look at the very able Judicial Service Commission, the Chair of that Commission is the Chief Justice. Likewise, we expect that the chairman of the National Police Service Commission, as per the amendments that will come to this House, to be none other than the Inspector-General. This is how we want this country to move forward. Lastly, with regard to my good friend hon. Kambi, the former Member of Parliament for Kaloleni, who has now left politics and has joined the public sector, when he appeared before the Committee, he exhibited honesty. He demonstrated that in this country you could be working as a houseboy, but many years later you become a Cabinet Secretary. That is the country we want to have, a country where the poor will rise to the highest position. We need a country where the poor and rich, or the mighty and the low will always access leadership. However, the serious job awaiting hon. Kazungu Kambi is the National Social Health Insurance Fund Bill that the Tenth Parliament could not dispose of. We expect hon. Kambi to bring a Bill that will create an institution which is different from the one we are used to, that is the one that used to be the cash cow of the political class of this country. If this House approves you, Mr. Kambi, and if the President appoints you, the first thing on your table, if you want to transform the NSSF from corruption to something good, then you have to bring to this House the NSHIF Bill."
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