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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, it is not called ingoko . It is known as ingokho . Ingokho means chicken. Even where English is the commonly used language, you can use a word in a different language even if you are writing and put it in quotes to explain it. I started by talking about chicken and then said ingokho . Ingokho is a delicacy among the Luhya community. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, these days, when cattle rustlers go to rustle, this is not about an issue of a few young men going to steal a few cows to marry and pay dowry. It is big business. They come like an army, heavily armed, carrying dangerous weapons. If you go to Turkana, Pokot and Marsabit, you will find that while the police have G3s, the bandits move around with the AK-47s. These are more sophisticated weapons. As you saw in the incident of Mpeketoni and other areas, these fellows walk in, disarm the police and do what they want. Why are we looking for reservists to augment to the police? I believe that is the philosophy behind the Professor’s thinking. In the old days, people used to join the police to pursue a profession. People would finish school and could then join the tribal police, mainstream police, the GSU and so on. These days, the police profession has been hijacked by big people. When children are unable to go through school, they push them to the police. When children are not copping with life at home, they are pushed to join the police. When they are recruiting, corruption permeates the entire process so much. People are not joining the police for the purpose and passion to become policemen and police women. They are going there to earn a living and because it is a job. We have a demoralised police force today. You have seen policemen turning on each other and shooting each other. A police officer is recruited, posted to a difficult terrain and resigns even before he has moved on. That is why this Bill is very important. We have areas where we need proper police. You cannot keep law and order without 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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