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    "id": 478588,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/478588/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
        "slug": "moses-wetangula"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, what has just happened in the police recruitment is, probably, one of the most scandalous and embarrassing exercises that have ever been undertaken in this country. You may have seen in the newspapers that one recruitment centre in my county, Kimilili, bribes were being demanded at as high as Kshs300,000 for one recruit. People were selling land out of desperation to buy slots to get jobs. These are jobs that are public and supposed to be free and accessed by all eligible Kenyans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the fairest that can be done, even as they investigate, through the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and other State agencies, is to nullify this recruitment and have an independent body. In some recruitment centres bribes were being deposited at the District Commissioner’s office before people go to the recruitment centres. The NPSC should hire even a manpower company, without any vested interest, which will go round and recruit with a criteria set for those who are eligible to join the police service. Otherwise, at this rate, any recruit who pays Kshs300,000 will join the police service knowing that he is going to be corrupt in order to recoup that money. What kind of a police force are we trying to create? Could the Chairperson assure this House 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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