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    "id": 736258,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/736258/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Kenta",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": "important that they are adequately compensated because we have found that once a breadwinner dies, the family goes into oblivion. We know that policemen are supposed to be neutral, especially during this season of political turmoil which is the normal election time. I would like to plead with them to ensure that they are neutral, that they are not misused and that they will not work at the behest of the powers that be. We know that they are sometimes misused. They should know one thing – that their families are also affected when there is turmoil in the country; that their children and relatives suffer; that the country suffers and they owe it to this country to ensure that peace prevails. Peace can only be there if there is justice in everything that they do. I would like to also commend the Government for the recruitment that is coming up of 10,000 officers. I am pleading with the system that employs them to ensure that there is equity in the employment such that each community, section and county gets equal opportunities. There is no community that does not have qualified people. We have sometimes had this patronage issue where people are employed according to where they come from. I will plead with the recruiting authorities to ensure that there is adequate recruitment of all Kenyans. I know in other jurisdictions, especially in the west, policemen are very important components of the country. They are not only adequately compensated but they are protected and given equipment. In fact, it is unfortunate that in Kenya, at the moment, crooks are armed with sophisticated weapons than police officers. To protect citizens, police must be given adequate and modern weaponry. If you just expose them to the risks that come with the job and you do not equip them accordingly then, of course, we will have fatalities that will affect everybody."
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