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    "id": 893463,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will try to stick to your advice on the need for us to observe time because this is an important exercise. We are here to approve the nomination of the next Inspector General of Police, an officer who plays an integral part in making our society what it is. If he lives by the dictates of our Constitution, he shall give us a fair and just society where we will all be secure and do business in whichever part of the country and live peacefully with one another. Since this is a nomination process, I have taken time to read through this Report. I think I was the first person to pick the Report the minute it was tabled by the Senate Majority Leader. First, I read the Curriculum Vitae (CV) of this particular gentleman and also the responses that he gave to the questions that he was asked by Members that vetted him, comprising Members of this House and those of the National Assembly. In the responses, I paid keen and close attention to how he responded to questions which in my opinion are the top three, four or five issues that affect our police service. These are things that if I was asked to cease being the Senator for Kericho to become the Inspector General of Police, I would try and address them because I have found these to be issues which Kenyans or the people that we represent in this House find to be of great concern to them. The first issue which I have taken time to read was on what he said about corruption in the National Police Service. The nominee informed Members that he will be guided by Chapter Six of the Constitution on Leadership and Integrity and he will work closely with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in investigating and taking action against corrupt police officers. Unfortunately, since I came of age, this is one of the aspects that previous police commissioners have failed terribly at. It is not a secret that in this county, any place you go to and interact with the police, chances are that even if you are seeking services because you are a taxpayer and you should be given them, let us say, somebody infringed on your rights and you want them to be apprehended, without parting with a bribe, you will never get any service. Unfortunately it also happens even to us leaders. I had an experience a few weeks ago where somebody broke into a business premise that I have interest in. When I sought the service of a police officer, somebody that I thought I knew very well, they went ahead and told me that it was a Friday and also said other long stories. The long and short of it is that they cannot be moved or prompted without somebody parting with a shilling. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to keep a copy of this Report so that by the time Mr. Hilary Mutyambai finishes and celebrates one year in office, I will measure him by the score of how much he will have introduced and infused discipline into our officers, so that they live by their clarion call of “ Utumishi kwa Wote:” Service to All. That way, a poor person can walk into a police station and know that they do not need to have a shilling in their pocket for them to be assured of service. When you drive on our roads you will find roadblocks, which are toll stations. I would wish to see him get into his car, perhaps as a decoy, and see the kind of things that his officers do on our roads. If we give Mr. Mutyambai the nod of our approval, one year down the line, we want to measure him by this particular issue. We will also measure 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."
}