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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank Sen. Cheruiyot for bringing this Statement. For those that have forgotten history, it is important for me to take this opportunity to remind Kenyans and those who were in the National Assembly in the Tenth Parliament--- I think it is only Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Khaniri, Sen. Outa; there are very few Members in this House. At that time, we were faced with a seriously problem. We had just been elected and the country was facing serious problems because of the post-election violence. The buildup to that violence had taken quite some time because of the nature and conduct of politicians during meetings and the electioneering period. The events were so bad that we invited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to come to Kenya and do investigations in this country. We all remember that the first people in this country to go to the ICC were, among them, Commissioner Ali, who was in charge of the police. It is not in doubt that the second one was the current President of the Republic of Kenya. We also had his Deputy and others. With only two years before the general elections, there is need for serious political tolerance. What informed the change of name from a police force to a police service is because we wanted the police to operate within certain conduct and behavior that conform with aspects of human rights and dignity of the people that they deal with. The continued use of the police other than keeping security and ensuring that citizens do their things with peace, is something regrettable. In Meru County, a few weeks ago, we lost a student who had just finished university in the hands of violence of the police. There is a gentleman by the name Mureithi, who right now, is in his house because he was beaten and maimed by the police. These are matters that the IPOA has taken. I would like to address the Commissioner of Police by telling him to take control of the police service. The police should never be instructed by forces outside because that is not what the law says. They should be cautious because they must operate within the law. We are apprehensive because of the way things are. The International Community should be watchful because of the events that are taking place in this country. We would not want to get back to where we were in 2007/2008. It was not easy to change the Constitution to allow sharing of power in this country. We must allow the people of Kenya to decide whether they want to elect a president because we cannot allow a situation where there are people referred to as “Deep State” or “System.” That is nonsense and silly of such situations. I hope that the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights will deal with this. How I would have loved the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations to assist and share the experiences because there are many other things that are happening. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this country belongs to all of us. We deserve the protection of the police because we are taxpayers in this country. The police should never be used by 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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