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    "id": 1371839,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "I am drawing your attention to this because several Members have proposed that we establish a Parliamentary Police Force like the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU). That will fall in the High Court because the Constitution does not anticipate that we can form a parallel police force in this Parliament. In our Standing Orders, you can request the Inspector General to deploy police officers here. However, we cannot command them. That is in the Constitution. Sen. Osotsi, you expect us to support you, but we will be embarrassed in court. We shall be reminded that we have no power to establish a parallel police force because that will be asking for too much. You need to reflect on that. We support you, but with due respect, you are walking a path that we shall not succeed. There is wisdom in the amendment where we want to enhance the pain through fines. That is a route we can pursue. However, to pursue the possibility of creating a police force--- You are also saying that judges, upon being frustrated, should also establish a parallel police force for themselves. This is the kind of thing that this Constitution does not anticipate. If the President and Cabinet Secretaries wanted a more efficient police force, for example, they can move away from the National Police Service and established their parallel police force. We will no longer have a Government with three arms or the doctrine of separation of powers. That is the contribution I wanted to give with a lot of respect because I have sat in the chair you are today for many years, both in this House and in the National Assembly, and I know the frustration you are going through. The Americans call it hyperfocus. It is not enough just to focus, but to hyperfocus. I support."
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