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    "content": "These are positions of service to the public, the nation and being able to leave a legacy behind; being able to leave a trail of things you have done whether it is legislatively or changing your community. It is means leaving a mark in this country because of what you stand for and not because of what you get in your pocket. There is no great leader in this world who is remembered because of what he earned. Leaders are remembers because of what they did when they were in public office. Madam Temporary Speaker, when this Bill came before my Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, we expressed certain reservations on a number of the sections and I am sure that will be dealt with later. That is Section 8 which states- “Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by- (a) Renumbering the existing provision as subsection (1); and, (b) Inserting the following new subsections immediately after subsection(1)- (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection(1), where an entitled person is entitled to provision of security, the entitled person shall be accorded the opportunity to select the officers to serve them. ” After that, there is the issue of the Inspector-General of Police adjusting security arrangements. There is a committee that is set up to review security arrangements for these public officers and also limiting saying that they shall have not less than six and not exceeding 10 armed security guards. Madam Temporary Speaker, we felt that this was a direct contravention of the Constitution. Article 245 of the Constitution, is clear that we cannot direct the Inspector- General of Police in terms of his operational work. It is the direction given to the Inspector-General of Police by the Cabinet Secretary when direction must be in writing. It talks about the issues of the Cabinet Secretary may lawfully give a direction with respect to any matter of policy, but no person may give a direction to the Inspector- General of Police with respect to investigation of any particular offence or offences, enforcement of the law against any particular person or persons or the employment assignment which is deployment giving them assignments, promotion, suspension or dismissal of any member of the National Police Service. I think because of that provision, then we suggest that during the Committee stage the good Senator for Narok shall consider either sponsoring amendments as the Mover or allowing somebody else of the Committee to deal with that issue. We know the mischief he was trying to cure; that mischief still needs to be cured. It is the same mischief that got me in trouble when I went to deal with the situation in a police station where a Member of Parliament was unlawfully held for a case that someone can be bailed out. It was a situation whereby those of us who are at a certain point in power feel that we can use the police service to settle scores. For instance, a governor is accused of corruption, instead of taking him to court properly you want him to appear hand-cuffed and to sleep in a cell unnecessarily. Yet when Patel who owns Solai Dam that has killed 47 people is taken to court, he sauntered in with security and is walking with his hands in his pockets. You do that because you want to humiliate the governor. If Sen. Ledama does wrong and I am here as a police officer, I will not arrest him today because today is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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