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    "id": 1122012,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "I do not believe in that narrow perspective. There should be a better way of handling this matter. We can ensure that those who have been involved in activities that threaten the very existence of our society are brought to book if there is credible evidence that confirms that they are terror suspects. We probably need to build a proper judicial system that does not allow those leaks. Like When you speak to the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) officers, they will tell you that many at times have they arrested suspects with all the evidence pointing to their involvement in terrorism activities. Unfortunately, when those suspects appear before a Magistrates’ Court, they end up walking scot free in the afternoon. They are then left wondering of what they are supposed to do yet they took a vow to ensure that citizens are well taken care of. Those are the challenges that our officers continue to face and that is why we continue reading about these stories. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) such as Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) appeared before that Committee. If you read their presentations, you will learn that a good number of those suspects are usually recaptured immediately after leaving the court room never to be seen again. We will be missing the point by a huge mile if we are to only address the issue of their disappearance. We should also address the reasons as to why civilized police officers, who vowed to protect and defend our Constitution, resort to that kind of means. It will be unfortunate, of this House, if we do not address that particular issue. That tells you that there is a challenge. What makes an officer to give up on our judicial system? Most of them say that the whole thing ceases to be about the security of Kenyans but their individual security. They will tell you that they arrested suspect XYZ, presented him before a court of law and they know how dangerous that particular suspect is. They will also tell you that the magistrate will set that suspect free because of the nature of our laws. Therefore, in an attempt to protect themselves, they end up doing the kind of things that they do. Therefore, we must strike a particular balance. Sen. Faki ought to have listened to me. I do not want us to get to a point where we have to either choose the people who are enforcing disappearance or the police. I do not know if he has followed the argument. Out of the five recommendations, and I will come to them---"
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