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    "id": 573304,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/573304/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Limo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1915,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "The police force is a service. The problem we have in Kenya is that many people are joining the police service for employment. It is high time Kenyans recognised that if you have a calling to become a police officer, you must recognise that it is a service and not employment. It is the same way pastors who are very committed were called to serve the people of Kenya in that line. The only problem we have in Kenya right now is that many people do not follow their calling. They go to wrong places for wrong things. We are in a sorry state because many people have been given wrong jobs. We do not understand why we even campaign to have professionals employed as police officers and servicemen. What is important is that we must recognise ranks in the police service. There are commanders and inspectors, but there are also servicemen. The reason why we are overwhelmed when we are fighting with terrorists and bandits is because we fight with people whose skills do not match those of our police officers. Bandits and cattle rustlers are very brave people. They have lived with guns since they were two years old. They even help their parents, most of whom are police reservists, clean guns at the age of two. You take a Form Four lever or a graduate to Samburu to fight bandits and yet he has never had a chance to handle a gun and is trained for 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."
}