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    "id": 783318,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Gladwell Jesire Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this amendment because police officers who are giving us security are undergoing a lot of trouble in this country. The Motion about pay-cut, which was discussed, and I hope to contribute to, is illegal but the amendment that has been proposed has enlightened us. It shows that it is not only in Northern Kenya where police officers suffer. I come from Baringo, which is also a hardship and high-risk area. Recently, we heard of police officers being killed as they were serving Kenyans – when they were taking exams to schools in Kapedo. So many officers have died while pursuing cattle rustlers, but nobody has been talking about them. I can tell you that police officers go through a lot. There are people we have sometimes thought they were just kept there to do what they are doing. It is like they are not civil servants. While I was working with the Civil Service in the Ministry of Health, we used to be categorized. Those of us who worked in hardship areas benefited in getting some incentives or risk allowances as compared to those who worked in non-hardship areas. The same should apply to police officers because they are serving this nation. They cannot be civil servants directly, but the service they give is about humanity. I support the amendment to the Motion which seeks to remove the specific part of this country. We can now look at officers who are deployed in all parts of this country. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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