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    "id": 1030269,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wilson Sossion",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
        "slug": "dennitah-ghati"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report by the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. I join everyone in congratulating the Chair for being one of the most dedicated chairs in this House. The Report that you have tabled is extremely detailed and convincing. When we talk of the police as the frontline officers during this period of COVID-19, we should reflect and go down memory lane to when the regulations were pronounced in this country. New regulations in any country will always face resistance. There is the social distancing, lack of use of masks and compliance with curfew times. The police had it very difficult because they are the only law enforcers. They are the men and women who are assigned to do this job. We saw the resistance and the condemnation that the police were using excess force when they were acting in the best interest of the country. This Report has many revelations. Those of us who are responsible leaders know the type of police stations that we have. The current buildings were constructed during colonial times. No meaningful expansion of infrastructure has been undertaken over the years. COVID-19 has taught us lessons. The current infrastructure system that we have within our institutions, and particularly the police stations, cannot allow the police to work during this COVID-19 pandemic. I have just seen Kenyans mocking the Inspector-General on social media on account of a statement he made that if you are found without a mask, you will be instantly fined Kshs20,000. That is because you cannot be taken to the cells. Kenyans are faulting the impossibility of that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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