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"content": "of bylaws and regulations; and preventing crime. Thus municipal police forces do not conduct criminal investigations. In summary, most jurisdictions in the world have enacted laws to establish law enforcement units for their devolved units. As noted earlier, the framework may differ, but the core function of enforcing county legislation and regulations is constant in all these units that have been established. It is, therefore, paramount that a progressive country like Kenya should have a legal framework for the establishment, appointment, functions and uniform code of conduct for the enforcement officers. Coming back home, this Bill is fashioned in the same way as the following Acts, which have provisions for enforcement officers: The Standards Act, which establishes the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). Part VI, Section 13 of the Act provides for the appointment of the inspectorate, while Section 14 provides for their powers. Therefore, even the KEBS have their unit. Part X, Section 117 of The Environment, Management and Coordination Act provides for the appointment of environmental inspectors and their powers. Part II of The Forest Conservation and Management Act of 2016, establishes the KFS and provides for its functions and powers. Part II of The Wildlife and Conservation Management Act of 2013, establishes the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and provides its functions and powers. Part II of The Prisons Act, CAP 90, establishes the KPS and provides for its functions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to take this House through the structure of the Bill and indicate as follows. Part I of the Bill provided for the preliminaries of the title, interpretations and objects of the Bill. Amongst the objects is to provide a framework and standards for the establishment and operation of county law compliance and enforcement units; and to regulate the conduct of county law enforcement and compliance officers. As I said earlier, we must have a standardised code of conduct for all these officers across all the counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Part A of the Bill is the establishment of the law enforcement and compliance units. The Bill provides for the establishment of law enforcement and compliance unit in every county, consisting of such maximum number of officers as shall be determined from time to time by the County Public Service Board (CPSB). The CPSB is to be responsible for deployment, promotion and demotion of these officers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Bill has the provision for the code of conduct. This is because how professionally the enforcement officers perform their duties will have a major impact on the image and the business environment of the county. The Bill, therefore, sets out the code of conduct for the officers in the unit and requires that they subscribe to the code of conduct. Members can go through the code of conduct provided for in the Miscellaneous Schedule of the Bill, which states that- 1. An enforcement officer shall, in the implementation of this Act or any other law— (a) not unlawfully discriminate against any person; (b) exercise fairness, self-control, tolerance; (c) respect all persons and their traditions, beliefs and lifestyles if they are compatible with the rule of law; and, (d) not do anything which compromises or which is likely to compromise the impartiality of those who work for, or on behalf of, the authority. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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