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    "id": 420587,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. First and foremost, I want us to remind ourselves that the Bible says: “Be your brother’s keeper.” Our disciplined forces are our keepers. We must also be their keepers to accomplish the word of the God. The indecent lives of the disciplined forces in this country begin the day that these ladies and gentlemen go out for recruitment. The exercises are so vigorous. After they have secured an opportunity, the training itself is so hard and harsh. I know that every Kenyan citizen works very hard in school or training. However, at the end of the day, they are able to enjoy the fruits of their labour. But for these officers, it is vice-versa. What they reap is working under indecent conditions. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my colleague, Sen. Ndiema, reminded me of a sad story. I visited one of the prisons in Kenya in 2012 under the persons with disability movement. I was doing an audit to know how accessible the prisons and police posts are. I learnt that some of the officers, after acquiring disability during the line of duty, even if they are retained in their places of work, nothing is added. Nobody thinks about their additional special needs. We came across a police officer in one of the prisons using a potty in the house and the wife carries it to the toilet which is far. I wondered what kind of life that officer was living. The officers opened up after a lengthy discussion and told us what they were going through after acquiring a disability. They are deployed in the offices to do light duties, but without other things being catered for. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion strongly because the development in this country is protected by our disciplined officers. They make sure that theft is reduced and development is growing. The security that we enjoy is in their hands. It is so sad to see that these officers are exposed to a lot of risks and carry a lot of blame for anything that happens while they carry out their duties. For example, if they act, the blame is that they used extra judicial force. If they relax, people will ask where they were when something was happening. The human rights people are also on their shoulders. When they die while on duty, where are the human rights people to speak on behalf of this people who died while working for this country? Let the truth come out that, indeed, the disciplined forces in this country live indecent lives. After they pass on, their families are exposed to a lot of injustices. The The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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