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    "content": "turn them to be the source of security As the saying goes: “Send a thief to catch a thief.” Sometimes, you need someone with some kind of lawlessness to fight crime. Some of them are unfortunately very young. Before they turn 18, they have already been introduced to criminal activities. We should rehabilitate them and bring them back to society with clear leadership. In the amendment, we should also propose that we create a ward committee. Under the Nyumba Kumi initiative where we should understand and know who is living in our surrounding. There should be a committee at the ward level that reports to the committee at the county level on how the KPRs are working. They should have their own commander within the ward who will guide them on the activities they should provide. They should advise the Committee at the county level on who can be hired. The identification and recruitment of the KPRs should be on need basis and should be managed from county to county. This issue should not be centralised so that someone in Nairobi makes decisions on hiring of a police reservist in Kocholwo or Tot in Elgeyo Marakwet County. This is something the people of that locality must appreciate. People who are not young, but very useful in managing security and peace at the local level would be very useful. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, apart from creating a monetary structure for compensation through the NPS, again, the county should be permitted to do so in the same legislation. I will be willing to work with the sponsoring Senator to bring certain amendments. Apart from just investing in the infrastructure and the structures, some of the resources can be spent on monetary compensation for those who will be hired by the county government to work in wards. We want the ward administrator at the county level to have a role to play in this security arrangement. For example, he might sit down together with the person in charge of reservists at the county and be able to compensate them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, someone in Nairobi, Uasin Gishu, Kisumu, et"
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