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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "for the removal of the IG to petition the President directly and if the President finds that there are grounds for his removal, he recommends to Parliament for the removal of the IG, just the same way it is done when one wants to remove the Chief Justice. Hon. Speaker, finally because of time, Clause 17 of the principal Act that requires to be amended in the proposed amendment has been overtaken by events because it has something to deal with what is called the Service Board. This Board that comprises of the IG and his deputies will have the functions to receive and act on reports submitted to the Service by any Kenyan. This has to do with facilitation and co-ordination of the police operations, issues to do with recommendation to the Service on recruitment, promotion, transfers and discipline. This Service, as it is in the parent Act, even comprises the Office of the Prime Minister which is no longer in existence. So, hon. Speaker, surely if Parliament approves this Bill, it will go a long way in strengthening the Commission and have all the members serve on a full time basis. So, we may even need to have some amendments in the Third Reading and have only the IG and his deputies serve on a fulltime basis and maybe the Chairman and the rest can serve on a part time basis. So, hon. Speaker, I really want to urge Members to read very carefully the proposed amendments because the level of insecurity in this country has been so high. Without forgetting, there is also the proposal to amend the principal Act to bring clarity on ranking. If you look at the way it is now, we have Service Commanders at the county level. One is heading the Administration Police (AP) wing and the other one is heading the Police Wing and they are both at the same level at the county level, even at the district level. So, you find that, that chain of command is not there. You find the commander in charge of AP giving different directions and the one in charge of the Police going the other way. This Bill is there to streamline that. It is important to have proper chain of command so that one office is in charge at the district level and another at the national level. By doing that, it is my hope that we are going to reduce or minimise levels of insecurity in this country."
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