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    "id": 128144,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to commend the Committee for undertaking this very difficult job. At the same time, I want to point out that the Committee did not fully utilise their powers under the Standing Orders. Under Standing Order No.173, in their deliberations, Departmental Committees enjoy and exercise all the powers and privileges of Parliament, including the summoning of witnesses, receiving evidence and the request for and receipt of papers and documents from the Government and the public. The question that was referred to this Committee was the number of the dead in Kirinyaga following this insecurity early this year. Prior to this matter being referred to the Committee, I had laid on the Table of this House, an authenticated paper indicating 43 persons had been murdered, 25 of them were hacked with pangas and 18 were hanged. I am very disappointed that the Committee concluded without summoning the doctor in charge of Kerugoya District Hospital or even the mortuary attendant. I clearly"
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