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    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I am part of this Committee. I remember when we called the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, everybody read the Bill differently because everybody wanted more powers. Let me say that the issue of the command of the police or any force needs clarity. What was happening was that there was no clarity. I must say that we did a lot of good work and we put in a lot of hours to rectify that anomaly. This House should appreciate what the Committee has done because had we left this Bill to go the way it was, I can assure you that this country’s security would have been compromised. When you look at the recruitment, appointments, promotions and transfers--- One of my colleagues mentioned that, one thing that any police officer cares is who is transferring or who is promoting. Without that, the police force will not listen to anything being said. That is why we said the Inspector General must be given powers to do that. But any other human resource work can be done by the Commission. Hon. Speaker, Sir, we are a country that is reactive. We normally react to situations. What happened in 2007 is what we are reacting to by saying that we need a lot of changes; but changing things without thinking is dangerous. The previous Bill did not take care of who is in charge. In this situation, we wanted to give somebody who is in Nairobi authority to be in charge of a police force in Marsabit. That cannot happen because we know that with the police, you must have a boss. Somebody who does not know the work of the police will definitely not take care of their business. Therefore, I support the Bill because I believe that it will bring order and professionalism in the National Police Service. Insecurity in this country has become a problem. The Members of this House will agree with me that for the last six months, we have been having security issues. Who knows? Maybe, this was one of the problems. So, I totally agree with the Committee. What we have done is a good job. This Bill must be supported. I know that a lot of people like talking about the Ransley Report. That Report did not say that we should give power to somebody sitting in Nairobi to command the police force. We must have a police force that is proactive, instead of one that reacts to security situations that have already happened. With those very few remarks, I beg to support."
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