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    "id": 518645,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The officer who is being asked to be responsible for our security was nominated because he had to fit the bill, that is, be a tribesman of the former IG, Mr. David Kimaiyo, because the local leaders had loudly demanded that a kinsman must be the replacement for the former IG. Should we succumb to the loud demands of the leadership from one corner of the country so that we can we can give them an opportunity to have their egos massaged? The answers is “no”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, given that he only served as a Cadet Inspector of Police in the National Police Service (NPS) for two years, it is my view that he does not understand the work of an Officer Commanding Police Station (OCS), an Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD), the former position of the Provincial Police Officer (PPO) or the new one called County Commander, yet he will be expected to command these people. As we take a vote, let us ask ourselves: What shall we do about the traditional chain of command that we have in all armed forces and militaries in the world where, senior officers cannot be commanded by a junior officer? It is estimated that in Kenya today, we have about 400 senior police officers who are more senior than Mr. Boinett. How on earth shall we be comfortable and assured that he will not be exposed to sabotage? Some of us asked the President at a very early stage to remove Mr. Kimaiyo, because we were persuaded that there were some officers working under him who might have been sabotaging him. No wonder as soon as he stepped aside and a career police officer, Mr. Arachi started acting, there has been a slight drop in the crime incidences."
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