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    "id": 407151,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mule",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Mutinda Mule",
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    "content": "I want to thank the Committee for working extremely hard to cure some of the problems we have been having. There has been an attempt to show that the Inspector General and the Chair of the Commission are clashing over the responsibilities of the police force. It is important that this House makes laws through a bi-partisan way without caring whoever is holding an office at any particular time. I believe it is at that juncture that the Committee should come out with very clear amendments to define the roles of the Inspector General and the Chairperson of the Commission. It is important to make sure that we do not lump all the powers of the police in one hand. We have seen what it means when one is completely in control of a force. He is supposed to provide security to the ordinary Kenyans, but at the end of the day, they are being super- controlled from remote areas. It is important that we give opportunity to the police to make sure that they play their cardinal role under the Constitution; providing security, giving proper information and make sure we are in control and not to get to a situation where the Police Service and the Police Commission do not appear to be working for one nation. We need a system where most of the amendments try to cure this problem. It is important for the police to work within the law. It is also important for this House to keep a close eye to what is happening. If need be, we probably, in the next six or seven months, need to evaluate how the police have been working. If there are any challenges, we need to come up with proper and more amendments to make sure that we streamline this important unit of the Government. With those remarks, I support the Bill with the amendments."
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