One and half years down the line, I have endeavored to put forward the Jubilee campaign manifesto so that we can objectively assess progress made so far if any. I will serialize it bit by bit as we interrogate it. To start with let us look at Jubilees first two pillars in the manifesto i.e. UNITY & SECURITY: Shared Manifesto of the Coalition between The National Alliance (TNA) The United Republican Party (URP), The National Rainbow Coalition(NARC) and The Republican Congress Party (RC) Jubilee coalition manifesto The first pillar of the Jubilee Coalition – UMOJA (UNITY) TheCoalition Government will: Use affirmative action to ensure that under-represented and groups properly represented in every respect. Make sure that all IDPs (Mau Forest Evictees, PEV IDPs, squatters in the Coastal counties are settled and where possible return to their homes accordance with the law and have a decent place to live when they do. Ensure that 30% of all appointees to public bodies and parastatals are women Actively promote the appointment of young people, disabled and marginalised groups to public positions. Security: Keeping Kenya safe and secure The coalition will Equip and modernise the security forces, especially through increase motorization which will dramatically enhance the ability to tackle crime in a more efficient and focused manner. Shake up the NIS and enhance and invest in the specialist Anti-Terrorism Unit with the professional expertise to tackle groups such as Al-Shabaab. Pass a new Prevention of Terrorism Act to give the police and other security forces the powers needed to keep the Kenyan population safe, at the same time ensure that no Kenyans are unfairly targeted or harassed. Improve police pay and conditions of service. Strengthen the new Independent Police Complaints Authority to provide independent capacity to investigate instances of corruption and harassment, with the power to suspend officers and refer cases to the Director of Public Prosecution. Incorporate CCTV technology in the fight against crime. Provide Government funded life insurance cover for disciplined forces personnel so as to secure their livelihoods and their families health. Create a new Border Security Force to defend the nations borders and provide additional security support to border counties. Promote tenets of family values such as honesty, a positive and production based work ethic, and responsibility, so as to weaken the roots of crime and foster harmony through social justice, fairness and equitable distribution of resources. Increase the police-citizen ratio from 1:1 150 to a ratio of 1:800 citizens within five years recruiting extra 15,000 police officers per annum and enhance efficiency by providing modern security equipment and transport, including at least two police vehicles per ward. Encourage participation in periodical capacity development programmes to maintain good order in the disciplined forces. Establish functional linkages through training and through the command structure of the various disciplines of the armed forces to create synergy, efficacy and cooperation, so as to maximise their respective capacities. Rationalize security budgets and subject procurement of security equipment and services to public scrutiny and oversights mechanisms and ensure competitive bidding so as to promote transparency, eliminate wastage and guarantee quality and value for public funds. Large security contracts shall be subjected to scrutiny by the relevant parliamentary committees and oversight bodies. Introduce bolus technology to deal with cattle rustling and other forms of livestock theft.
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