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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. First of all, this is the first joint approval that we are doing as Parliament; it is by both Houses for an appointee by H.E the President. Therefore, it is very historic. I support the candidature and appointment of this nominee for several reasons. One, going by the report on what he told the vetting committee, I was so impressed by his personal plan and vision for the National Police Service (NPS). If you look at what he told the Committee, he would wish to provide collaborative leadership and engage in meaningful dialogue with national security agencies, and interestingly, create partnership with the Kenyan people. This, if adhered to, is a very good vision. It will go a long way in improving the standards of our NPS as well as the image, especially by working with the Kenyan people. This reminds me of the issue of community policing and the NyumbaKumi initiative. This nominee, if approved by this House and eventually appointed by the President, will need to look into the two initiatives; community policing and the NyumbaKumi initiative . This is the time that he needs to provide the budget for this initiative, because without a budget it will be very difficult to create partnership with the Kenyan people in the objective of trying to fight crime. These are the grassroots people who can help the police in fighting crime. Another thing why I liked the nominee is because of measures to improve security. This has to do with his intention to provide armoured personnel carriers, police aircraft, relevant training to police officers and also ensuring digitization of the process of police command and control. This reminds me of the CCTV cameras in our streets, and whether they are working or not. More importantly is modernizing the equipment of our police because this is a new era. It is an era of information technology, and we cannot 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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