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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the meeting was going on, hon. Baiya walked in. The farmers who were then listening to the Provincial Co-operative Officer’s Report were agitated by his arrival. The DC, therefore, decided to allow neither the Member of Parliament nor the current chairman to speak, since doing so would raise more tension. The two obliged and the meeting went on peacefully, to the delight of the majority of farmers. Therefore, police did not use excessive force on the otherwise calm and peaceful members of the society. No bullets were fired. The DC and his security team were present to ensure restraint on the part of all the security personnel. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the police and the Provincial Administration have never been partisan on matters of security, and they will continue to uphold the rule of law. No member of the society has been arrested or arraigned in court on tramped up charges, as being alleged. However, the police have launched investigations into a case of malicious damage of property as the manager of the society reported, vide Case File No.CR216/138/210, that property worth Kshs120,700 was destroyed during the Annual General Meeting. This report was made on 31st May, 2010. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure hon. Members of this House that Githunguri Dairy Co-operative Society members and, indeed, all Kenyans, will continue enjoying protection from the security agencies whenever they hold legally constituted meetings. However, all incidents of lawlessness and insecurity will be dealt with firmly and decisively. I would like to table a copy of leaflets that are purported to have been authored by the Member of Parliament for Githunguri. It is written in the Kikuyu language, and there are some portions which amount to incitement of members of the society."
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