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    "id": 749812,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/749812/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "We now have many cases of police officers killing themselves or killing others. We should provide for psychiatrists to be meeting police officers regularly, so that they can read their minds. There are a lot of frustrations in the Police Force. For example, there is the problem of housing. You will find families of police officers sharing a tent. I have no idea how they stay together given the poor remuneration, lack of a medical cover for their sick children and so on. I know of a case of a policeman who had to take his sick child to India for further treatment. He did not have the means. He normally comes to me for assistance and so, one is left to wonder whether he has a job or not. With that kind of demoralization among police officers, it is advisable that we provide for regular visits by psychiatrists or doctors at the police stations. The police officers who have suicidal tendencies have their own reasons for being like that. They are, perhaps, mental cases. I agree with my colleague who has spoken about police housing. In Kwanza Constituency, I have gone out of my way to build houses using the NG-CDF money for the police and Administrative Police (AP). However, that is still not enough because I have almost 100 police officers in my sub-county and the little money I get from NG-CDF is not enough. So, there are many cases where policemen share houses. As we look at the problems facing police officers, we should also look at the motivation aspects and strive to provide them with better housing. They should not be sharing tents and those tiny old houses. A nation without police officers is not a good one."
}