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    "id": 825755,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I do not take it for granted that I have this opportunity to actually support the approval of the nominees for appointment as the Chairperson and members of IPOA. It is not lost to us that IPOA is a constitutional authority. It comes fully loaded with its mandate as provided for by the Constitution. A lot has been said here this afternoon about some of the duties that IPOA needs to perform. I would like to add that at a time such as this, the second dispensation at IPOA will also have to conduct some very special roles. Key among then is, of course, to restore the lost glory of the policing service. A long time back, we all knew the police force as one of the most prestigious places to work at. This is a lost glory that we need to bring back to this amazing service of this country. Beyond that, looking forward, we are realising that even as we develop as a country, our security agencies are not developing as fast as criminals are innovating. So, IPOA will need to preside over and oversee a dispensation that will keep up with the new forms of crime that are coming up, most of which are being catalysed by development in technology. As such, IPOA will have to play a very special role as they oversee the police service. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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