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    "id": 573274,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/573274/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bowen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2256,
        "legal_name": "David Kangongo Bowen",
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    "content": "Until we harmonise the salaries of all public officers, officers who are trained by the Government and taken out for very many years for specialised training using taxpayers’ money, we will not stop them from wanting to become security officers for the Kenya Power, KenGen or other institutions which are well-paying. The Member for Westlands talked about police houses. I want to confirm that they are surely shanties and not houses. This House appropriates huge amounts of money to the National Police Service. The Budget of Kshs70 billion to the police service is not small. Almost 70 per cent of this money goes into the hands and pockets of corrupt individuals within the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government and senior police officers. If this money is well utilised to take care of the welfare of police officers in terms of covering their promotion costs and giving them better houses, our officers would be very much willing to protect Kenyans and our country. This money should be utilised well. In the past, this has been the centre of corruption in this country. The mega corruption in this country has been in the police force and the Office of the President. This includes the Anglo Leasing scandal which was in the name of buying police equipment and constructing police houses. Under the police reforms, our police officers should be given decent houses and their salaries increased. They should be paid their allowances when they go out and be promoted. It is very sad that a police officer who has worked for over 35 years is still in the same rank he was recruited. There must be a systematic formula of 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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