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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for that protection. If you look at their remuneration, many police officers - and even the security that we have - try to sneak out to do other jobs. They go on other errands of escorting people and money to make ends meet. I think this is not acceptable. Even the officers we have as Members of Parliament, the little we give them on top is not enough. They move around with us and yet, we have not thought about giving them per diem as it is with other officers working in other Government departments. It is this kind of discrimination that makes them do all those things. On housing, Hon. Mwaura has highlighted the need for secrecy for certain functions to go on. How can people live like that? On promotion, it is a known fact. We know how our officers are urging us to secure a promotion for them. Why can we not have a system where people get promoted for the work they do and not for who they know? We need to look at that. In the end, our relationship with the police is not cordial. They are desperate and poorly paid. We need a police force that when you see a policeman, you feel encouraged and safe. We do not want a situation where, when you see a policeman, you feel scared and afraid. We must change this. I support this Motion that we should bond policemen to be there because we have enough numbers. But bonding people without improving their working situation is slavery. We cannot keep people in bondage because we spend money on them. We need to improve their situation and then the bonding will work. With those remarks, I support the Motion as amended."
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