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    "id": 1008524,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "about the plight of the Saba Saba heroes and people who were innocently arrested for peaceful demonstrations. Had the likes of the late hon. Masinde Muliro, the late Hon. Rubia, the late Hon. Shikuku and Sen. Orengo not taken it upon themselves to face the KANU Government at the time, there are many people sitting right in front of me, who would not be here. One is the Senator for Nandi, Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Mwaura, people who I admire because they have managed to come to this Senate--- They sit with Sen. Orengo and Sen. Wetangula at a very youthful age. It is because of affirmative action and the fight for democracy and space. It is unfortunate and sometimes I think that the policemen in this country file returns just like marketers for commissions for the number of people that they arrest. Why would you arrest people and lock them in a police station on Saba Saba Day during this COVID-19 pandemic? What point are you making, to whom, for whom and what for? Madam Deputy Speaker, the people in Tiananmen Square in China, Europe and Hyde Park demonstrate daily and nobody bothers them. Every day, people demonstrate about everything including the sun, the clouds and everything under the sun. I think this Constitution was the reason we enjoy all the freedoms. Somebody said; to echo the sentiments of Sen. Wetangula, “freedom is like toothpaste; the minute you remove it, you cannot return it. We cannot allow people like us to be arrested because if we do not condemn this arrest, we are next to be arrested and mistreated. Unfortunately, and to support the Petition of Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura, the person who made this proposal for Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) is none other than the distinguished nephew of Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Sakaja. He is seated right here with us. Once again, just like the Petition by the Governor of Nandi County, the solutions are available. I agree with the sentiments raised on the Floor. The only thing I think can be done is that I am still waiting for a governor to be impeached for not giving contracts to the youth and women and Persons With Disability (PWDs)."
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