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    "id": 825700,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/825700/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Mawathe",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13327,
        "legal_name": "Julius Musili Mawathe",
        "slug": "julius-musili-mawathe-2"
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    "content": "As we discuss about IPOA, we cannot refrain ourselves from talking about some of the poor conditions that our police officers live in. It is very sad that in this time, a police constable’s starting salary is Kshs17,900. There is nothing you can do with Kshs17,900 as an employee. It is very sad that a Sergeant earns Kshs28,000. That is very sad. An Inspector of Police earns a paltry Kshs31,000 and yet, he is supposed to command a police post. We must point out that our police officers’ housing conditions are very poor. Most of our officers still live in mabati houses. During the day, at 3.00 p.m., we refer to them as microwave. During the night, at 3.00 a.m., we refer to them as freezers because that is how cold they can get. We need to improve the living conditions and welfare of our officers. We need to provide additional vehicles for our police officers so that they are able to perform their duties. We need to also increase the number of police stations. In Embakasi South Constituency, with a population of more than 400,000 people, we do not have a police station. We only have two police posts. Previously, we used to have education-based promotions. Nowadays, the NPS has stopped promoting them based on their education. We need to bring that back. We also need to pay our National Police Reservists (NPR) regularly and on time. The uniforms of most of the officers also leave a lot to be desired. With those many remarks, I support."
}