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    "content": "because there is no clear demarcation as to what they do. In fact, the aim was that the police would remain as investigators, but the AP would be the enforcers in the villages. It is a pity that we have failed because of a narrow self interest. This new Constitution provided a very good foundation for this Bill. It says that the county government would organize itself and decentralize its operations in such a way as suitable as possible for its own management of security and all the things that pertain to the welfare of the people. The county governments have already devolved to the sub-counties and decentralized to the ward level. Some of them are moving towards the village level where they should be. But that is being resisted by some people. But if you have a government at the village level- my own ward has been divided already into ten villages – with volunteers like the elders before who used to be in barazas, there would be a government there which would take care of the youth that they know. They will deal with the criminals who may come into the village. Security will improve. But we are resisting it and competing with the devolved government, instead of working with it. Security is actually a concurrent responsibility; both of the national Government and devolved government. We have been talking of two things without anchoring them on any law. We have been talking of community policing, which is something that I do not understand. I just see some policemen dancing with some community elders. It eventually dies because it is not anchored in any law. There is also “ kumi kumi”, which other than the fact that it has been ordered by the President and we appointed a retired provincial administrator---"
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