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    "id": 1008534,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, we are extremely indebted to the people who opened up the democratic space that allows us to speak our minds today. Those people who were arrested today were protesting against police brutality. Not too long ago, my President, President Uhuru Kenyatta, while addressing the Atlantic Council, said that all lives matter. The protesters today were carrying banners saying that all lives matter. They were protesting against police brutality. Mr. President, you must order the release of those protesters if, indeed, you meant every word you said that all lives matter. Coming back to this Petition because you have given me two minutes, not too long ago, the President ordered the resignation of accountants and procurement officers across the country. We do not know what happened to it. Mr. President, you might suffer from amnesia but we, Kenyans, remember. We need the relevant Committee to tell this House what became of the accountants and procurement officers. Madam Deputy Speaker, in the last Parliament, it was fairly easy to deal with the reports on the fulfillment of AGPO because the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) would be required to report to Parliament. We had a joint Committee which was chaired by Sen. Sakaja and I was a Member. I recall we demanded that those reports be brought before Parliament. Now that we do not have joint Committees, I encourage the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration, that even though the National Assembly could be considering the same, they have a mandate as a competent House of Parliament to address these issues. Finally, I hope that the Committee that will deal with this will also look at the bottlenecks that have been introduced by the Integrated Financial Management 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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