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    "id": 389694,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wish to support this Motion and I believe it is really important for some of us who come from the areas where police reservists are supplementing the police work. They are really doing a good job. First, Madam Temporary Speaker, the way the police reservists are actually appointed is very wrong because these people are just handpicked by Government security; either the District Commissioner or maybe by the influence of politicians who are on the right side. This is very wrong because we really need people who are qualified to do the job that they have been appointed to perform. Secondly, Madam Temporary Speaker, the issuance of firearms is done in a crooked manner. I must say that sometimes there are even people who are corrupting Government agencies in order to be given those firearms; it is happening. So, it is important to formalize the appointment and also the issuance of these firearms. Thirdly, Madam Temporary Speaker, training has been mentioned by my colleagues. We really need to train these people because the only thing they are actually able to do is to lodge the bullets and to fire the guns. That is not enough in itself. A firearm is not something that can just be used like a toy; it is something that is dangerous and it can be used against people. So, I think it is really important for us to train these people before they are given the firearms. We must have a formal way of appointing them. Fourthly, Madam Temporary Speaker, having worked in the security sector when I was at the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, we have realized that these firearms which are used by the KPRs are really misused because there is no structure in terms of monitoring their use. People are just within villages, nobody knows what they are doing on a daily basis. This is a very dangerous weapon. You will find that these are people who are unemployed or jobless. Sometimes, they will end up misusing these firearms. A very good example I can remember is when there was chaos in Moyale last year between the Gabra and the Borana. You can imagine a Gabra or a Borana reservist turning against each other and killing each other. If you go back in history, you will find out that one of them was actually killed by the other reservist. Nobody even bothered to"
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