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    "id": 893565,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to join my colleagues in supporting the appointment of the new IG, Mr. Hillary Mutyambai. This is the way we should go, as Kenyans. Maybe we should be calling ourselves by the first name so that it is easier, faster and does not have any connotation of who is who. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of us do not know this man, but looking through the Report that was given by the Committee, it is clear that he has the same character as the outgoing IG. He is diligent, has a lot of experience and has his ear on the ground. I knew that he is the right man when I learnt that he had come from the department that gets to know before we know. It is good to have an IG who can look at the situation and discern where things could be going. I, therefore, support the Report. I want to tell our new IG that we got into a situation that is completely different from that of the outgoing IG. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the outgoing IG, Mr. Boinett, because of the soft manner in which he led the force. For many years, we have taken our police force as a section that terrifies people; and a division that is a no-go zone. We thank the outgoing IG and congratulate him on his good performance because he changed our attitude towards the police force. The new IG is coming in at a time when our expectations are even higher, and we expect the police force to be a friend of the people. Many a times, you find that our youth, especially those in the slum areas, tend to see the police as enemies. They have formed that opinion because of how the police officers treat them. I would like to ask our new IG to move the status from where he has found it to a better one, where the police will be friends of the people of this country. Policemen should be respected because they respect themselves. They should be respected because they respect everybody and because they do not form an opinion about somebody without evidence. It is for the police to do that because we are not going to change our slum areas; neither are we going to change our youth. However, they can only change if we change ourselves. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the new IG has come at a time when Kenyans are democratic and can ask questions; they can even question the authorities. He has also come in at a time when even those who have been found guilty have to be 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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