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    "id": 1226441,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1226441/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mosop, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abraham Kirwa",
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    "content": "Speaker, threats, lawlessness, violence, destruction of property and obstruction of activities by others infringe on the rights and freedoms of others. As such, I want to make it very clear because on 9th August 2022, this country had an election. We had a President who was confirmed as the President of this country. The loser of the election decided to move to the Supreme Court and in the Supreme Court, it was affirmed that the winner for sure was the winner of the election. The issue of calling for illegal demonstrations throughout the country is causing a lot of anxiety and a lot of destruction of property unnecessarily. I appeal and I am seeking the Inspector General of Police, and the Cabinet Secretary for Interior to enforce the law to its maximum. This week on 20th March 2023 on Monday, property in Kisumu was burnt and looting took place. We ended up losing millions of shillings in the process and it was not necessary for us to go through that trouble. Article 37 states thus: ‘‘Every person has the right, peaceably and unarmed, to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket and to present petitions to public authorities’’ Your honour, this particular Article was infringed because it was not peaceful. There was loss of property. Some lives were lost and with such loss then it was illegal. The party and the leadership that led the demonstration should be made liable to pay for the damages. We lost about Ksh2 billion here in Nairobi because so many businesses were closed; Many people did not go to work; mama mboga and boda boda stayed in their homes so they lost so much revenue. These demonstrations have been going on every year when someone loses an election."
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