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    "id": 407629,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/407629/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ara",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 12543,
        "legal_name": "Benson Mutura Kangara",
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    "content": "At the moment, the Board is seeking an extension of two years to clear the backlog of vetting the almost 400 magistrates. The work of vetting is heavy. The other day, I learnt that there is another vetting board by the National Police Service. They intend to vet over 70,000 police officers within a span of two years. We have issues with the police as politicians. Personally, I may have issues with the way the police acted in one way or the other, but let us do things in a more civil way and be guided by the law. The vetting committee of the National Police Service has no personnel. They do not have benchmarks for the vetting process. You cannot vet 70,000 officers in a span of two years unless we have a sinister motive. That should not happen. That is why I also have an issue with the Attorney-General. Let us guide this country. The Police Service is a disciplined force just like other forces. I have seen, even in the Bills that we have, that when it comes to professional bodies, they guard their own, be it the Law Society of Kenya or the Engineers Association of Kenya. In the police vetting process, I would be happy to see police officers in the vetting panel because they understand the thematic of that job. Let us not bring people from outside into the vetting board. We do not know how they will do to those who are found unfit in the force."
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