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    "id": 1072871,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "IEBC. Could these agencies tell us the preparedness of the IEBC, security agencies and other agencies? It is only 10 months before the 2022 General Election. From all the indications, it looks like it is a hot seat. What measures are we putting in place to ensure that there is no loss of life and no Post-Election Violence (PEV) will be witnessed again? Even the country will be apprised with it. Is the IEBC ready to do its job? Are the security agencies prepared so that they do not make the mistakes that have been made in the previous elections and by-elections? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a constitutional right that every Kenyan should participate in the electoral process that is a free and fair contest. We expect that these agencies will be looked into. Even as the by-elections are ongoing in those three areas that I have mentioned, we need to ensure that we put in place mechanisms--- Through your guidance, I hope that the Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations will provide proper directions. We do not want to witness any chaos in Ruiru, Juja, or Bonchari where people are misusing Government machinery to stifle other candidates from participating. We have looked at any other issues that have come up like protests, arrest, bribery and intimidation of voters. For example, in Bonchari, the entire police command has been transferred and new ones brought in. Officer Commanding Stations (OCSs) have been transferred and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidates are being chased out of town. Our United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidates are being fought left and right. I do not think it is right going into 2022."
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