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    "id": 563271,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, anyway, I have been sitting here waiting for a chance to support this Bill. I think we can go back to the same system where the Speaker used to handpick people. I want to support this Bill because if you look at it, you will find that the definition of these private security services means any of the following: (1) installation of burglar alarms; (2) private investigations and consultancy; (3) car-tracking; and, (4) close circuit television. This is a big sector which has been held back because of lack of proper regulation and rules to govern it. Lack of motivation has made the sector remain static. Although the people who are employed there are paid salary, if we can get this into law then the issue of career development will be a motivator to those who join private security firms. We would regulate and control the work they do. The most important thing that I also find here is training. For us to entrust these people with a lot of responsibility, considering that the country requires a lot of security, training would be a very important component in the sector. If they are going to be armed or equipped, they should be trained on the equipment or the arms that they will be using. The same figure that we talked of 400,000 people although the previous contributor talked about 500,000, is large. If you look at the multiplier effect you will realise that the people who are employed in this sector are more than what we employ in the Civil Service or even in the teaching fraternity. It is a large number which will require a lot of caution. The only way we can take caution is by having proper laws which can regulate the industry. The code of conduct and discipline will be a very important aspect because we have had a number of people, even the ones who are in the disciplined forces, who have taken the law into their own hands and shot at one another. The code of conduct will be a serious issue. They should go through a lot of discipline schedules so that they are brought to a level where they understand that they are not serving to be criminals but to help us, as a country, eliminate the crime that is rampant. This will also bring about openness. The moment we enact laws that will govern this, we will bring transparency and openness so that we know what each firm is doing. This will bring openness and make it easier for the Government to monitor the activities that are going on. It will create some linkage."
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