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    "id": 501533,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am willing to step in the place of Sen. G. G. Kariuki and second this Bill, which is very timely, especially in view of what we, as a country, today are experiencing, particularly in the rural areas. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is good that the Act now recognizes the role of the police service. Any country that has good security arrangements has such an arrangement of police reservists. So, it is not a peculiar thing to Kenya, but something that is practised worldwide. The need for enhancing the services of the KPRs in our country is ever more urgent now, in view of the fact that there is a recognized need for community policing. I believe that in the police reforms, the need for community policing is paramount. In the past, community policing was done by a force or institutions comprising of chiefs and their assistants. They were supported very strongly by the Acts representing the law then – the Chief’s Act, which has since been repealed – and the Administration Police which was earlier called “tribal police”. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Administration Police was operating in a manner as if it was a community police unit. It was the chiefs who identified young people who could be recruited. These people had knowledge of the terrain, the local language and culture and knew each and every person within the community. These are the people who worked 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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