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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "The issue of regular modernization of private security sector on both hardware and software has been talked about in this Bill. This is through the aspect of training, which is in this Bill. The issue of accreditation of persons and institutions and the issue of monitoring and auditing of the quality of training function - as has been alluded to by the previous speaker – is well spelt out in this Bill. This will help in the compliance of the Act, should the Bill become an Act - and any other written law. It also brings about the need for knowledge creation and dissemination of information. Therefore, if you move to Clause 11, it is very important in terms of coming up with an authority that governs the board. The Chairman of the Committee should hear this: It is important to bring in the Principal Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Defence, since the PS for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services and the Ministry in charge of National Police Service are there. Since national security is centrally controlled and coordinated, it is important to bring the PS for the Ministry of Defence. It is also important that the person in charge of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) - that is the Director-General - due to the poaching menace that we experience in this country. It is mostly because of private individuals who have arms in their hands and so, there is need for the two institutions to be brought on board. I like Clause 26 which says that you can decline the application of an individual or an institution to provide private security. When you decline, you decline with reasons and communicate. Also the fee paid is refundable. There was something on Clause 29 which says that for you to be in partnership with another company, you must have 25 per cent local shareholding. But I want to appeal to the Committee to bring an amendment and make it to be 75 per cent of local shareholding. That is because security is about national interests. Therefore, there is need for us to localize it as much as possible. If we allow foreign companies to provide security to citizens of this country, and we only have 25 per cent local shareholding, it is very little. A security company should have above 50 per cent of the local shareholding. Clauses 32 to 44 talk about profiling of individuals and institutions that will provide private security services through registration of employees and their directors, and notifying the firm when an employee leaves and for what reason. Finally, there is the issue of ineligibility because of ethical or bad conduct for people who have served in the disciplined forces. They should not be allowed to provide private security. I beg to support."
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