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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ngetich",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cecilia Chelangat Ngetich",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important amendment to the National Police Service Act to include medical care for police officers who are injured while on duty. Of course, we all know the work that the police officers do in protecting us and also in maintaining law and order. They need to be taken care of when they get injured while on duty. I think the emphasis here is not only while they are still in service but even after service because they got the injuries while serving this country. As mentioned here, the conditions under which police officers work are very strenuous. They work in hardship areas without much compensation. The last time I enquired about the hardship allowance, it was just a mere Kshs1,900. It would really be good if this could be improved to even be like what the Teachers Service Commission (PSC) pays, which is 30 per cent of the basic teachers‟ basic salary. I also want to talk about the deplorable conditions of housing. One thing I really want to say is that we have not heard many cases of family breakages in the disciplined force yet it is very disturbing that families are allowed to share single roomed houses. I even wonder whether they get any sought of privacy. The SRC should really look into harmonising the terms and conditions of service for all the disciplined forces. I do not know why there should be unequal treatment or some sought of discrimination when it comes to the prisons officers, the national police and the military. I believe that they all sacrifice their lives a lot and there is need to look into a way of harmonising. Even if there is any small variation, then this should not be in matters of welfare, medical and housing. For example, there is the AON insurance cover. They also have the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover. This has not helped either when it comes to medical cover. This goes beyond the police service because as we went round seeking for votes, there were issues that were continuously being mentioned one being NHIF, that despite the amount being raised to Kshs500 per month, it is unaffordable to many of the local people who are jobless and secondly, they still offer limited services for example, when you seek dental service or optical services, you are not able to get them through the improved Kshs500 monthly contribution. This should be relooked into. I had set myself to come up with a Bill to ensure that this amount is brought down to an amount which majority of people can afford. The AON insurance cover should be extended to the police service and improved in terms of the services it offers."
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