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    "id": 1228569,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "threatened to effect arrest against a sitting Deputy President of this country. He swore that affidavit and presented it in court and we proceeded as if nothing happened. Under Article 244 of the Constitution, the National Police Service (NPS) is supposed to uphold the tenets of human rights and professionalism. However, as I speak, that police officer is still serving in the NPS. The same way the late Hon. Jean Marie Seroney was unlawful arrested and detained by the police force, it means that police officers are still behaving the same way they used to before the promulgation of our Constitution of Kenya 2010. Last week, we saw what happened to Sen. Madzayo. He was arrested and charged. Three days after his case was filed in court, before he could even appoint a lawyer, the case was withdrawn. It is now becoming fashionable to arrest MPs. Sen. Cherarkey was dragged to court on a Friday afternoon. The intention was to have him spend a weekend in police cells. When I visited him in Gigiri Police Station, I found that the hon. Senator here slept on a corridor a whole night. Therefore, when we get this kind of Petition, it should prick our conscience. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, one day it will be you and tomorrow, it will be me. When we get this kind of Petition, the Committee that will be tasked to address this matter should go to the depth and make recommendations that can end the kind of mistreatment that we are subjecting our hon. Members to. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I feel sorry. On behalf of the great people of Nyamira County, I apologize to the family of the late Hon. Jean Marie Seroney. I hope that as a House, we will do something to redeem ourselves. I thank you."
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