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    "id": 783214,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2197,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a very important Motion. All of us here have a police officer taking care of our security. I agree with this Motion. There has to be decent housing for police officers. If you go to most police stations, and especially the areas described here, you will find that police officers live in horrible conditions. The situation gets worse during the rainy season. Most police officers have taken their career as a calling and they do a lot to assist other Kenyans. It is clear that the Government has to make provisions. This House makes budgetary allocations to ensure that the interests of police officers are taken care of, right from their training. Nowadays the police service is attracting graduates. Recently, a young lawyer from Makueni said she was interested in joining the police service. She thought as a lawyer, she would change things for the better. She thought that she would be of great help in terms of intelligence collecting and making proposals from within as to the amendments we can consider as a House. That is a young person. I asked her whether she was willing to earn the sort of salary that was being paid to university graduates who joined the force. Therefore, I encouraged her. I wished that one day she would become the Inspector General of Police. There are people who work because of the interest of serving the nation. At the same time, there are those who are in the force by default. Their tall relatives corrupted someone and they found themselves in the police force because there was no alternative work for them. We are also informed that the qualifications of police officers range from Standard Seven school leavers to university graduates. There has to be a way of harmonising the salary scales and the duties of officers, depending on one’s qualification, to make sure that service delivery improves. There have been incidences of insecurity blamed on police officers, like the case in Makueni County where the residents accused police officers of laxity. In fact, there were people who were breaking into cars. One day, a car belonging to a police officer was broken into and that awakened the police. Police officers can work better if residents share information with the police. The police can achieve their goal of preventing crime. At the same time, their welfare is important. Recently, in Makueni, a police constable shot dead the Deputy Officer Commanding Station (OCS) and fled, leaving behind his riffle. Police officers are armed. They are normal human beings who go through stress. Better terms of service, including enhanced remuneration and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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