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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. One of the biggest challenges in this country is that we have had many cases of ex-servicemen. You can imagine somebody who is trained, has been dismissed from duty, is living outside there and has to earn a living. The Government needs to look into this and see how we take care of the ex-servicemen, so that they do not contribute to the issue of insecurity. We also wonder whether there is internal sabotage among the officers. There are problems in terms of intelligence sharing and being able to neutralise the enemies and prevent crime. That can also be a big challenge. Just to come to the issue of budgeting, when this House appropriated Kshs70 billion, we expected that our officers would live well. When we went to Wajir, we found out that our APs, who live next to the hospital, are living in dilapidated houses, which have been condemned. How do you expect somebody who is living in a condemned house to be motivated to do his work diligently and protect the people of this country? As a nation, we must look at the conditions in which our officers are working. We should make sure they are provided with not just the equipment, but also good housing facilities. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we promulgated a new Constitution and provided that Cabinet Secretaries are not Members of Parliament, but this was a big mistake. At the end of the day, we bring in somebody who bakes mandazis to be in charge of security and expect that person to give us guidance in as far as security is concerned. This is a big problem and as a nation, we must re-look at the issue of how we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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