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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abongotum",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for granting me the opportunity to second this Bill. The Leader of the Majority Party has given the gist, purpose and object of this Bill. At the outset, I want to inform the House that we had a lot of consultations with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and Coordination of National Government when we were preparing this Bill. We also had an opportunity to talk to the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in Mombasa. So, I want to confirm that there was sufficient consultation before this Bill was brought to this House. The Bill intends, as already stated by the Leader of the Majority Party, to provide a framework for the regulation of private security service providers. For a very long time, we have managed our private security guards - or the so-called watchmen - in a very haphazard, unprofessional and demeaning manner. This Bill provides a paradigm shift whereby we will now come up with a framework that deals specifically with their rights and rules and regulations that govern the management of private security services. This Bill will also ensure that private security service providers operate efficiently and in accordance with the principles of good governance. The former Minister for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, Hon. Katoo, will attest to the fact that we have consulted widely and it took time before this Bill was brought to this House. The Bill will make sure that private security service providers operate in a better way and observe commercial principles instead of operating in a haphazard way. Part II of this Bill provides for the formation of a very strong authority that will govern the management of private security services. That authority will manage private security services as opposed to what is happening at the moment. There is no specific authority or board and so, private security service providers operate the way they want. We are talking of over 400,000 private security guards! So, we are talking of a very big employer in this country. 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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