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    "id": 825601,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Francis Masara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to second the Motion as a member of the same Committee. Having gone through all the processes laid down by the Standing Orders of this House, we realised that academic qualifications, work experience, gender balance and regional balance of all the members proposed by the President were in concurrence with the said Standing Orders and the requirements of the Constitution. Since I started vetting people who have been proposed by the President, this is the first time the President has done a lot for this country. There is regional balance. A majority of those who belong to this country feel somebody was appointed for them. The gender issue was also considered. The Authority has placed Kenya on the international radar because IPOA has really assisted junior police officers to get better instructions from their senior members. Even members of the public who have been getting a raw deal from police officers have an Authority where they can raise their issues and expect to be defended. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the spirit of the East African Community (EAC), fellow parliamentarians from our neighbour country of Uganda need to borrow a leaf from us. Whatever is happening in Uganda concerning the Member of Parliament, Hon. Bobi Wine, would not have happened if they had such an Authority in their country. I believe the MPs from that country are watching. They need to borrow a lot so that they can appoint people with the requisite qualifications to enable them to manage their disciplined forces well to enhance democracy in that country. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity."
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