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    "id": 1106166,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kipbiwot Melly",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. Electoral violence is a serious issue in this country. As my colleagues have said, it affects the lives of children, elderly people, women and even young men. Electoral violence needs to be condemned by every sensible leader in this country because our country loses a lot every five years. The problem arises as a result of leaders not accepting when they lose in the elections. The Government needs to take action to compensate the people who have been affected because it is the onus of the state to protect lives and property. In the case of the old man in Kiambu, he lost his property about 30 years ago. The Government needs to compensate him since it failed to protect his property. A number of people have lost their properties in this country even in major towns and cities. We have several cases in Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret and in many other parts of the country. Innocent businesspeople, and even fellow Members of Parliament, have lost a lot of property. It is time we sat down as a House and made very clear laws, which the Executive, through the National Police Service, should implement impartially. There are instances when the police allow violence to take place because of partisan politics. This time round, the police must be nonpartisan and play safe politics for the good all Kenyans. It has been noted that when the Government is neutral, we will not have electoral violence. Even political leaders have to mind their tongues when they speak in public. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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