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    "id": 1093350,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1093350/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I begin by expressing my condolences to the family of the poor young Kenyans who were killed by police who were supposed to be protecting them. Police unleashing a torrent of violence in Kenya is not new. It is not only unlawful but also counter-productive in the fight against the spread of Covid-19. I have listened to my colleagues talk about how the President should have spoken on this matter. If I can remind us, 10 days after the beginning of curfew, there were about six people who were killed. The President apologized but he did not go to the extent of asking the police to stop their brutality. That is where we went wrong. Form the onset, the President should have not only apologized but taken immediate action to ensure that those police officers who unleashed the torrent of violence on Kenyans are brought to book. Madam Temporary Speaker, unless this House stands with the people of Embu and of Kenya, the young boys whom you hope to be future leaders tomorrow will not be there because the issue of police brutality will continue. I do not expect the CS Matiang’i to speak on this matter. He should not wait to be reminded by this House that this is wrong. How do you say that you are protecting people from a virus yet you are shooting and killing them? If you look at the newspapers from March, 2020, when the dusk to dawn curfew was introduced, the police were treating Kenyans as if we live in a military State. My colleagues also mention that this a police force yet it is supposed to be a police service. No wonder my colleagues are calling it a police force. It is a service but they have forgotten that they are supposed to serve people. So, it is good for them to be sacked."
}