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    "id": 573283,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/573283/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Once we train them and send them out or take them to college so that they can perform special duties like ballistic and forensic investigations and documentation, they should be remunerated as per their certificates or what they have been trained in. That is why many officers will go for greener pastures in the private sector or even outside the country. They have the papers and when they bring them back, we retain them with the same salaries or give them a small token. We even retain them in the same premises where they were staying. At the end of the day, they become demoralised. I support the amendment that as much as we would like to retain these officers after training them and after spending taxpayers’ money, we also need to look into their welfare. If this is not done, they will run to places where they can get proper remuneration. For instance, if the Central Bank of Kenya is giving them cars, houses, telephone allowances and others, they 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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