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"content": "can be stressful to them, because they have to leave their families and travel for over 60 kilometres to get a centre. This is a very good Bill. I congratulate the Member who tabled it. I believe all the Members of this House will support it in totality. If there are any amendments that would make it better, we request those with such ideas to bring them forward. Let us support the Bill in totality. It is a good one. God willing, it will help police officers in this country. Lastly, I congratulate police officers of this country. They are our sisters and brothers and we love them. Sometimes we rub shoulders, especially during maandamano, but at the end of the day, we are still brothers and sisters and the country belongs to all of us. We congratulate them. We love and wish them well in their duty. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Hon. Gichimu Githinji, the Member for Gichugu."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill by Hon. Peter Masara."
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"content": "The police perform a very important constitutional duty to protect lives and property in this country. A stable country is dependent on a very strong and healthy police service, which is why I support this Bill. Having seen that this Bill has gone through both the Budget and Appropriations Committee, as it is a money Bill, and the relevant departmental committee, it is clear that it has already received support even before reaching this House."
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"content": "This Bill is important in addressing the challenges faced by our brothers and sisters in the police service. It seeks to improve the management of issues affecting them, ensuring they can withstand the demanding working conditions. It goes without saying that police officers go through traumatising incidents, especially when deployed in volatile areas or conflict zones. We have seen a number of them lose their lives in the line of duty. I will not mention specific locations, as there have been many, particularly in areas affected by tribal conflicts or even external aggressions. A recent case, which is about to be debated, involves Turkana. These incidents highlight the urgent need to establish centres to address the challenges faced by police officers. There is a critical need for psychosocial support to help these police officers. Some of them carry a lot of burden because they join the force at a young age and may be the sole breadwinners of their families. With their low income, they are often responsible for supporting their entire families, including siblings. At times, poor working and living conditions, stress-related issues and depression, may affect their ability to perform their duties well."
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"content": "However, this Bill does not seek to address the root causes of the issues that necessitate the establishment of psychosocial support centres. The National Police Service Commission has a huge responsibility to address the welfare issues affecting police officers and causing them stress and depression, which require the kind of support outlined in this Bill."
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"content": "The National Police Service Commission must adopt innovative approaches in handling the challenges faced by police officers. They should borrow a leaf from this House, where, under the leadership of the Speaker, we have gone the extra mile to contribute from our salaries money to establish a post-retirement medical scheme. The National Police Service Commission should also be innovative and ensure that serving officers contribute little money. Once they leave the service, apart from the pension they normally enjoy upon retirement, they can also enjoy a good medical scheme. This will call for very little contribution every month, so that police officers can live good lives after retirement. The National Police Service Commission should also come up with a way of supporting families after losing their loved ones in the line of duty. Hon. Temporary Speaker contributed while she was on this other side. Young police officers leave behind very young families with no support. They look upon the police officers for their support and children’s education, but The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "are left devastated. There should be innovative ways of ensuring that the families get support, after an officer dies in the line of duty or while still in employment. The salaries of police officers is another welfare issue. Some of the issues may not be legislated through an amendment of an Act of Parliament. Others can be addressed through innovative ways by the National Police Service Commission. This will ensure that the welfare of our men and women in uniform, who we call police officers, is looked after. I support the Bill and believe much more needs to be done. The proposed centres will only look at issues of affected people or those who are most likely to be affected. Finally, I propose that after establishing county psychosocial support centres for police officers, we need to establish others in due course as resources allow at the sub-county level. This will ensure that police officers do not travel long distances to get services. We have some sub-counties which are too huge, and officers may not have money or vehicles to take them far and wide to seek these services. This is a good start, but with time, we can further devolve them to the sub-counties. The officers who will be employed at the county level can also provide mobile services to the officers at the sub-counties. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) left the Chair]"
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) took the Chair]"
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