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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": "CDF so that we can help. This is because when things go wrong in our constituencies; it is the MP who is asked, including the police officers, who look up to MPs for help. So, this will be another avenue to help them, if the other one is a big animal. Let us use this channel so that, we can help our police officers. I tend to disagree on the issue of corruption. Anybody who can take Kshs200 illegally can also take Kshs200,000 or Kshs200,000,000. In fact, poverty is not a licence for corruption. There is an old woman who was the poor of the poorest, but she donated two coins. As much as their conditions are deplorable, it is also fair to say that we have to get rid of corruption in the Police Force. We have to stand for this as a House to make sure it is done. For those who are talking about hardship, it is not only anchored on harsh weather, insecurity and others. To me, hardship for the forces is enshrined in living standards and equipment. In fact, sometimes, when you go to a police station, even the chairs they sit on are full of cockroaches because they are not maintained. Their welfare is important to us. I tend to believe that this can also go to the education of their children and giving them proper medical cover as well as appropriate insurance, especially, for those who are in high risk areas. However, all police officers are facing different risks and therefore, we have to look into their insurance as well. Lastly, I would like to donate some of my time to Hon. Were, but I do not know whether that works here. Let the Committee on Implementation look into this so that today’s debate becomes the last debate for the police officers once implementation is done. I support this Motion. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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