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    "id": 1036993,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, as Sen. Wetangula said, I am the “asker.” The one difference that I note--- I want this to be responded to by the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for two reasons. When you look at the Standing Orders, we are dealing with a matter of constitutional issues, the organization and administration of the law, justice, and human rights. The Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Affairs deals with security, foreign relations and disaster reductions. That is what I am looking at. That is the difference. Madam Deputy Speaker, we have a bad history with the Committee on National Security, Defence, and Foreign Relations when we dealt with a similar issue of Senators being arrested. It is the same thing. We are asking about political inference of police. I am very clear that I would like Sen. Omogeni’s Committee to respond to that. In terms of the questions, I will just read what has been given to me. What normally happens when we submit a Statement is that the secretariat comes back to us and gives us the approved version. I did not get a different version, and that is why I was reading what I had. However, I stand guided. The question was:- (1) Explain why the police are interfering with the Governor’s constitutionally given right to the freedom of association and freedom to assemble by disrupting the Governor’s meeting with Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) of Nairobi City County on 30th November, 2020. (2) State the accusations of charges against the Governor that have warranted his arrest. 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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