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    "content": "report. If we do not have this sort of identification system, it makes it very easy for anybody to do anything anywhere and get away with it. The other critical issue in this amendment is on Section 115, on pay and allowances. The principle Act just left it very open; that there will be given any remuneration for their services. However, this particular amendment will ensures that they receive such pay and allowances as may be prescribed by the Commission. You need to plan. You need to know how much you allocate for food, clothes and fees. You need to know how you are going to handle your household responsibilities. You cannot do that when you are working on a mediocre payment system. So, it is very important that this is anchored, as the amendment seeks to do, so that we actually have a system of allowances that are known in advance, have been legalized and very clear. This will ensure that as the officers go about their work, they know exactly what sort of remuneration they expect at the end of it all. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the third section which is very critical is on the funds of the services that have been proposed in this particular legislation. That has to do with Section 117 which already exists. So, we know where the funds will come from. The funds are from the National Assembly or such monies as may lawfully be granted. The amendment seeks to extend the breadth so that there are other sources of funding that can be used to actually improve on the remuneration. Given the assumption, I think that initially even what might be available there may not be enough. Therefore, we are looking to expand and consider such issues like grants and donations that might come at various times within the particular force, so that they are thoroughly anchored. I think the proposed Section 117(a) and (a) is very critical in dealing with the financial and remunerative aspects. The amendment to Section 110(7) of the Act that also changes from “may” to “shall undertake training,” actually makes it a responsibility that the Government is going to take. It is not an either here nor there issue, but an issue that these people have to be trained. Once they are trained, then we can actually expect the sort of service that should come from them. Through making these various amendments, it is possible for us to begin to aspire to utilize our young people who have not had an opportunity in terms of workforce absorption. Many young people now cannot really get into formal employment because they do not have the money to start projects. However, they have some sort of capability and something that they can give back. They know about the geographical locations and counties where they belong to. In the amendment that the Senator has proposed as “(ba)”, he says:- “Securing country’s border.” This is because the police reservists know about the county borders since most of them have lived in those specific areas. They know what happens within those specific counties. It makes them utilize the knowledge in a meaningful manner that can solve, for example, inter-boundary conflicts or come up with solutions that are very critical for those particular counties. They already know the norms, cultures and way of doing things. Therefore, it makes it easy for them to contextualize their critical security issues. If they are going to have a strategy within the county or a way to protect themselves and encourage community policing, for example, within their specific geographical space, then they can actually put this together. But more importantly, there is nothing as much 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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