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    "id": 519094,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Anyango",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dalmas Anyango Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to also add my rubber stamp to this appointment. I wish to convey my sympathies to Joseph Boinnet for the challenge he has been given on behalf of all of us. The very basis on which he was proposed, and for which we have endorsed him, could be the very reasons that will also kill him in the job. You realise that I am using strange language today. In all seriousness, tribalism and corruption are going to kill us all. Crime in this country is thriving on those two. Until as a whole country, we agree that this is criminal, whether it is committed by my son, brother or my community member, it is crime. We should all condemn it, so that we can stamp approval to strong values in our country against crime. We can change all these Inspector-Generals of Police, but the security problem will remain the same. As I speak, if a bank robber comes from community “A”, he is supported by his community that he is only transferring wealth from one place to another. We have to agree, as a country, that what is criminal is criminal in the eyes of everybody. We do not recognise it, condemn it wholeheartedly and sincerely, so that the police force can function. Until we do that, we will keep sacrificing a lot of good Kenyans in the police service without results. We cannot claim to be developing as a country when we are paying lip service to ethnicity, corruption and tribalism. I know we approved the nomination of Mr. David Kimaiyo because he got the job competitively. We are today approving Mr. Joseph Boinnet because he has to replace Kimaiyo, and has to come from the same community. It is not that there were no other qualified persons. It was not a competitive process. We cannot blame any of our officers, unless our entire society is mobilised against crime and tribalism. Nobody should say that it cannot be done; it can be done. If President Kagame could do it in Rwanda, it can be done. It has to come from the top, through all the political parties that we have resolved to establish sound values in our political economy that are consistent with the growth we require. If we do not do so, I would not care who is going to be the Inspector-General of Police because he is just going to the slaughter house. Why? There are police officers you cannot transfer from some stations to other stations. There are police officers you cannot transfer from some departments to other departments, because they serve some interests outside the force. Those interests are so strong and are backed by money. Which way would a poor Inspector-General go? We have to agree that our entire police force must embrace technology in order for it to be able to control crime. If we do not do so, so that there is adequate evidence through systems which can be updated by technology, we are going to sacrifice many good officers who join the force with good intentions to serve this country, but the culture in the force corrupts and destroys them, and destroys all of us at the end of the day. As of now, there are so many areas where you cannot undertake meaningful investment out of fear that robbers will come and eliminate your entire capital. Whether it is the little pick- 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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