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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Police. This is because internal security, which has been our problem for a long time, is basically, and to a large extent, a police affair and, therefore, we need somebody in that position as soon as possible. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I see a few comments that the Committee made. I think sometimes when Committees make recommendations, the more they try to justify an issue the more they tend to draw people’s attention to it, and actually make it look negative; it is like dragging the bottom to get something. I think the issue of education has been raised a lot. I do not think I will take it further, because I find that his knowledge and appreciation of the problems seem adequate. I must say that when we are talking about education, the first degree in those circumstances is the most important degree. In fact, in professions that is the registerable degree, but I do not think I will go on with this as a major issue in the appointment of this officer. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there are observations that have been made and I like them about the officer: His realisation and, to some extent, this has brought out the points that I brought when we were discussing the security laws. That it is not a matter of the law but the several issues that we had in the police force. He seems to have acknowledged all of them. There is the problem of lack of equipment in the police force; I think he has outlined it very well and what he will do about it. But I think he has to realise that we have been in the system for a long time and it will require a lot of lobbying to make sure things are done. This is because without this, administrative affairs will not help regardless of what laws we make. Lack of equipment and not well trained people are things he has to look into. There is also the issue of policies that sometimes I will describe as weak. In terms of mobility of the police, I am not convinced that leasing equipment has actually worked well, particularly if you link it to the fact that even for fuel, you have to travel long distances. I do not know if fuel has been leased. He recognises that but I think if he does not look into the general policy of leasing and how it is affecting the police force, he will not help us very much. So, I support him. I support his knowledge but point out that he will have to work very hard to really get things going. Then there is the inability of the security system to use information. He comes from the background where information was always available. It is our hope that he will now respond to the same information found where he has come from, and act on it; that has, to some extent, been a shame to this country. Every time we have a security catastrophe, there is evidence that we knew it was going to happen and it did happen. Now it comes out that he comes from a background where information was always available. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I may also want to talk about the fact that he also realises that there is need to do something about the parallel command in the police force. I take this opportunity to say that the way he has gone around it, the way he is talking about it, I do not think it will work. I do not see why we should have two parallel police commands in this country. If we are decided that we are going to have one police force then the best thing is to harmonise the police force. Look at each side and see how officers rank. Put 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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