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    "id": 558531,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/558531/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kihagi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Karanja Kihagi",
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    "content": "County Commander – told us that he was not aware that this House had passed an amendment to the Police Act in 2014. Neither had there been communication from their headquarters to the effect that the Kenya Police Reserve (KPR) should be institutionalized, KPR officers be identified and be in uniform, that they should be properly remunerated and that they are not volunteers. We were surprised that with all these provisions, we still have insecurity in those parts of the country. We found out that some Cabinet Secretaries disregard what happens here. I understand that each Ministry is supposed to have a parliamentary liaison officer, to capture whatever is discussed here. More so, the Clerk of the National Assembly has written to the Ministries, but nothing has been done. On the issue of devolution of medical services, nothing was being implemented despite the fact that this House resolved that those hospitals should be upgraded. We are saying that Kenyans need to take time and re-think the devolution of medical services. The other thing that we suffered was the de-whipping of Hon. Dalmas Otieno and his removal from our Committee. We pray that the CORD leadership reconsiders bringing him back because he was very instrumental in our Committee. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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