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    "id": 1379947,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I congratulate colleagues who have brought Statements. What got my attention is one or two Statements. In quick succession, one is on the issue of media freedom. I said in some forum that it is safer for media practitioners to work in Gaza than in some counties in this country, such as Nandi. In fact, we are thinking about declaring Nandi as “Gaza II” because the other day, a journalist by the name Philip Kipsongok of Chamgei FM, a vernacular radio station under Royal Media Services (RMS), was attacked and his recorder taken while he was covering harassment by county enforcement officers in Nandi Hills Town. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you having the insights by virtue of being a former Governor, you should dispense Solomonic wisdom to some of the governors; that trying to stifle sharing of information as envisaged under Article 34 on freedom of the media is unfortunate, barbaric, primitive and undemocratic. I want to challenge the Committee that this Statement will be directed to. I do not know if it is the Committee on Information, Communication and Technology, where yours truly sits, or the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. What is happening in the county governments is that they are now transforming county enforcement askaris to be governor’s goons. We are seeing that everywhere. Nowadays, law enforcement officers are over-glorified goons who are hired as enforcement askaris at that level. So, in Nandi, they are being transported such that when yours truly wants to question the use of funds, you find specific people who are in county"
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