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    "id": 1105447,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Teso North, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Oku Kaunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13488,
        "legal_name": "Edward Oku Kaunya",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to make two comments. The first one regards the Statement by Hon. Pukose on the performance of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). As alluded to by a number of Members, it is true that some of these independent bodies and commissions have not performed to our expectation. However, it is also true that considering the environment in which IPOA has been operating, they have been able to perform well. This House may need to be given a report of that performance, so that Members can know. For example, we all remember that this week, on Monday, 20th September 2021, there were five police officers who were taken to the High Court in Nairobi for killing Mr. Caleb Otieno in Changamwe, Mombasa. Mr. Caleb Otieno was arrested because he was suspected to have been carrying illicit brew. There have been several such incidences. The speed at which IPOA moved got us the results and had the officers taken to court. That is not easy to do within a short span of time. There have been several other cases. I remember the case where I demanded a Statement involving the killing of a young man in my constituency. There are many other cases where some The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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