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    "content": "Government to develop a policy framework for the engagement, training, remuneration and compensation of police reservists. Madam Temporary Speaker, while presenting this Motion, I note that in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, this role of security is given to the national Government as stated in Part 7 of the Fourth Schedule:- “Police services, including— (a) the setting of standards of recruitment, training of police and use of police services; (b) criminal law; and (c) correctional services.” Madam Temporary Speaker, I might not be very correct in stating the dates, but maybe my senior colleague, Sen. Yusuf Haji, can tell us when we started engaging the reservists to supplement the efforts given by our police officers in matters security on the ground. There were impossible insecurity issues where I come from in West Pokot County, particularly at the Kenya/Uganda border until this option of recruiting local people who know the terrain and the areas quite well was taken aboard. These people were identified by the Government and given official Government guns to stay with them in the villages to assist in guarding the local people and to maintain law and order. The only thing we did not do was to give them any form of compensation. We did not provide for their uniforms, shelter, salary or any other way of compensating anybody who has been given a duty. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also noted that the type of training they were receiving was just rudimentary training which was just a one-off occurrence. But official training, just like other people are trained in the National Youth Service (NYS), was not given. But they have a very serious role; carrying a gun that has been given by the Kenyan Government to protect the people. Madam Temporary Speaker, some of them died in the process, particularly the ones from areas which had a lot of insecurity and disorder at the Kenya/Uganda border. Nowadays, the situation is better. Some of them have been maimed, but since they came in, we have had a lot of peace in those areas. There was a time when the border between Trans Nzoia and West Pokot counties was very unmanageable until the time when the Government identified these people. These were young men along the border in the two counties who were identified and they were trained. Since then, the simple insecurity and cattle rustling disappeared. Madam Temporary Speaker, at the border of West Pokot and Turkana counties, where we still have some little active insecurity, we have a few police reservists. We call them Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs). When we presented this issue to the police, they said that they are able to handle security, yet they do not have sufficient numbers on the ground. I present this Motion so that we urge the national Government to come up with a clear policy framework that can engage these people and formalize their presence and their use. Madam Temporary Speaker, along the border at around Turkwel, where we have problems, there is a place called Sarmaj, where people have been killed by bandits coming from the neighboring county---"
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