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    "id": 1219714,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1219714/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to comment on this issue of extra-judicial killings and unexplained disappearance of Kenyan citizens. In the history of Government, between the years 2017 and 2022, we witnessed many disappearances of Kenyan citizens. We never got an opportunity to know what exactly happened. One of my constituents by the name Mr. Mwenda Mbijiwe disappeared in 2021 and up to today, there has not been any official communication from the Government. Incidentally, even the Office of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) then, was manned by somebody from my constituency. There were attempts by the family to contact the DCI, the Government prosecutor and the Office of the Inspector-General (IG), but no family member or interested parties were given an opportunity to write a statement and neither were they given a statement explaining the circumstances under which this gentleman disappeared. A time has come for the security organs in charge of maintaining peace in this country to start valuing the life of Kenyans. There are many bodies that have been discovered in River Yala, Nyanza; Aberdares; Mt. Kenya and many other places. I join my colleagues to say that time has come for the Government to change the laws and take measures whenever a case is reported. The food security issue has come in handy. Having witnessed what drought has done, I support that we need to amend the Food Security Act so that we start dealing with this case in a more detailed manner for the benefit of the entire country. Thank you."
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