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    "id": 861445,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13189,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
        "slug": "christopher-andrew-langat"
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    "content": "In my place, they used to call them the governor’s bulldozers. I would like to suggest that a proper curriculum be put in place to create uniformity in their training. Legal framework, as it has been suggested in this particular Bill, should also be put in practice for these people to know their limits. Some of them have overstepped their mandate and taken over the roles of the assistant chiefs and the police. Some of them are doing things brutally as the Senator for Kericho has said. We witnessed two cases in Kericho when these people were chasing a matatu and the policemen, who know the law, tried to assist them to do the right thing. However, they chased the matatu and when it took off; they threw a rake full of nails which punctured the matatu and a Nissan, leading to a terrible accident. Two people, including one student from Kisii University, died. This Bill is important because it will create some code of regulation, a framework for training these people and creating limits on what they are supposed to do. When it comes to recruitment, transparency in various counties does not exist. Most of them were the chief campaigners of the governor and they are the people who qualify; nothing else and nothing more. From the onset, their work is to defend the governor. The framework on recruitment or policies on recruitment must be put in place including their qualifications so as to create uniformity. They should be selected from various wards and be subjected to a thorough recruitment process for them to qualify and be impartial when working. I also want to address the remuneration of these people. In the County where I come from, these people are remunerated better than the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. They are given better salaries. I hear that the teachers are earning something like Kshs10,000 but these particular askaris are earning salaries from Kshs20,000 to Kshs30,000. They have given people a lot of headache. You can hear some asking for the need of education if a teacher who has a degree or diploma in ECD is earning less than an askari . Their jurisdiction must be drawn clearly. What is their work? Where are they supposed to work? You find them in at the stages and even in the villages chasing the local brewers up and down and they are terrible. It is time that this Bill comes to life to regulate and put systems concerning the recruitment, placement and professionalism of these people. Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to support and congratulate Sen. Khaniri for being visionary and insightful to the extent that he was able to see what most people could not and brought forth this particular Bill. I support this Bill."
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