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    "id": 1103001,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1103001/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
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    "content": "According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), last year, 1.7 million Kenyans lost their jobs. If those Kenyans are evicted, where will they get jobs and rent? The Committee on Roads and Transportation must tell us about the evictions that happened in Ruai, Kawangware and many other parts of the country, including Meru. They must tell us the communication that was made by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government regarding evictions during this period of COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, regarding the first Statement, I just want to make two comments. Of late, the issue of kidnaping of children has become rampant and it is a worry to many parents, especially in Nairobi. We have heard of cases where children are kidnapped for various reasons, but the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been doing nothing. When the issue of Laikipia came up, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, the Inspector General of Police and the DCI just sent some secretaries to appear before the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. When it is the National Assembly, the Cabinet Secretary and his entire team, including the ones who put on their uniforms, normally appear before the National Security Committee of the National Assembly. I hope when this Statement on kidnapping is sent, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, the DCI, the Inspector General of Police and other relevant persons, including the person in charge of children services in the Government, will appear in person before the Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a request to you. You need to re-emphasize why the heads of those departments must appear before the Committee because we cannot operate that way. When it is the National Assembly, they appear without quarrels, but when it is"
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