Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1193075,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1193075/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 201,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is an honour to contribute to this particular Motion. I register my support for approval of the appointment of Eng. Koome to this position. Where we are heading as a country, it is very critical to empower the NPS because we need to make our country safe for businesses. I know that the Government of the day is very keen on the notion around empowering businesses. In our country today, the biggest hurdle to doing business has been insecurity. For instance, in Migori County, the people are industrious and very hard working. However, the kind of terror that we witness because of lack of police support to its citizens is very intense. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since January, particular quarters of Migori such as Awendo Sub-County, have lost almost 12 people. They were killed at night because of insecurity. I will talk more about it. I urge the incoming IG to look at ways of empowering communities where people are taking advantage of devolution. This is House is supposed to protect devolution in this country. People should take advantage of devolution and make our counties 24-hour economies. This cannot happen if we have got constant terror. In some instances, this terror is caused by people who work closely with the police. I have talked about killings in Awendo Constituency. When the matter of killings is reported to the police, no action is taken. If the suspects are taken to police custody, there is collusion and the suspects end up being released. I urge the IG to invest in making sure that our country can be a destination for business. Most importantly, our counties need to be generators of business. Lastly, it is critical for us to protect small businesses people who are harassed by police."
}