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    "id": 1267216,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Article One of the Constitution talks of sovereignty of the people and that under Article Two of the Constitution, this power of the people is donated to Parliament, to the Executive and also the Judiciary in equal measure. Parliament can debate matters relating to people like this one. Article 37, which has just been quoted here, allows peaceful demonstration. In Kenya, we have been having peaceful demonstrations and I will give two examples. The day Raila Odinga was sworn-in as the people's president, the police did not interfere. No single person was killed and even the person selling sweets at that function did not lose a sweet or money. The other day, when hon. Raila Odinga took a matatu to town, had his tea and his shoes were brushed, he had a very big meeting in the middle of town. The police did not come. Nobody's shop was looted, nothing was destroyed. The problem has been when the law has not been followed. The law of unlawful assembly, which explains Article 37 is found in the Penal Code 78 and 79 and also the Public Order Act, which has regulations thereunder. Those regulations provide for peaceful demonstration. Should a person in the rank of Inspector of Police find that a meeting is going differently, they are supposed to issue a proclamation and give people 15 minutes to clear. Unfortunately, the proclamation in this country has been a firing of tear gas as a response and, unfortunately, that has caused a problem. I want to honestly state that if peoples’ demonstrations are respected and that is why the United Nations has supported this particular matter and issued a statement under human rights that you cannot disrupt peaceful demonstrations, if the police never bother, even tomorrow if they keep away, not a single person will be harmed, not a single thing will be looted. Unfortunately, we have heard statements from politicians. The Leader of"
}