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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ngetich",
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        "legal_name": "Cecilia Chelangat Ngetich",
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    "content": "them are not updated. I support the regular updating of records so that in case of loss of lives of these police officers, it is clear right from his intentions who his family members are. We are aware of cases in Kenya where when one dies, several people come forward as wives and children and you cannot tell who are the right people to be compensated. This should not be the case with police officers only. Everyone including honourable Members of Parliament need to be aware of this and state their rightful next of kin and those who should be compensated. I also want to talk about our disciplined forces as compared to what happens in the West. Our disciplined forces need to be highly respected and recognised for the real sacrifice and work that they do. I am aware that in the Western countries such as the US, military officers are highly respected such that even as you queue in the airport, they first allow the military officers before the first class passengers join them. I have a son who has not completed his training in the US Naval Academy. He tells me that when he goes to pay for his lunch, he is told: “Sorry, someone else has paid for you.” The public are aware of the great service that they offer. I therefore want to thank the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) for the recent rewards to police officers because it gives us the other side of the police service. While we have had the perception that police have always been labelled as people who are corrupt, inefficient and do not perform their work very well, it is not so for the entire service. It is time for us to think because the laxity in performance of duty is not only seen in a few of the police officers but generally across the public service. I want to congratulate those who won the awards and I am hoping this will challenge the rest of the police officers to continue improving their image by performing exemplary well in their duties and even in other services they offer. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to take this opportunity to say that we need to address the issue of inflation as soon as possible. It is becoming a problem to get common commodities that we require. This Parliament should take time and address food shortage in this country because our people are really suffering. Otherwise, let me thank the people of Sotik for the votes they gave me, although I did not emerge the winner but we tried our best. I would like to congratulate all the nominees and wish them the best as they battle it out in August. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity."
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