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    "id": 1060920,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1060920/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rozaah Buyu",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1950,
        "legal_name": "Rozaah Akinyi Buyu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, there has been a huge public outcry in dismay on all forms of media regarding this sad situation that occurred in my county of Kisumu. In recent times, Kisumu County has been undergoing some development activities which have led to numerous demolitions displacing many small business traders. In an unfortunate turn of events, one of these, a female hawker, in an attempt to sale her wares, was accosted by the county officials. Her wares were confiscated and she was dragged behind a moving vehicle on a tarmac road for a distance of about 500 metres. Hon. Speaker, this is totally unacceptable and borders on attempted murder as the woman could have easily lost her life. The difficult economic times occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic has left majority of small traders and the populace at large economically helpless and unable to fend for their families. In fact, the ultimate goal of any development activity is to enhance lives of the people. If, therefore, the said trader was displaying and selling her wares in an area that was not designated for such trade, the county officials should have been more humane in redirecting the trader to where she should have been. The action already taken by the county government in suspending these officials must also go further to include offering appropriate and adequate training to all the newly recruited county enforcement officials to inculcate proper behaviour and actions towards the people of Kisumu as they carry out their duties thus making the city safe and environmental friendly to all. Hon. Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity."
}