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    "id": 1445979,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1445979/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "RECOGNIZING the State of the nation at this moment; the ongoing protests following the passing of the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bills No.30 of 2024) on 25th June, 2024 by the National Assembly; the loss of lives, maiming and loss of property that has been occasioned following these protests; COGNIZANT THAT pursuant to Article 115(1)(b) of the Constitution His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya declined to assent to the Bill and referred it back to the National Assembly with recommendations to delete all clauses of the Bill; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT the conversation on the Finance Bill has triggered the broader important public conversation on the question of the high cost of living juxtaposed against the wasteful expenditure in all public institutions, including Parliament; FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING the issues raised by the youth and other members of the public to do with corruption, impunity, incompetence within state and public appointments, opulent lifestyles of public officers, unemployment and high cost of living amongst other issues bedeviling the economy; NOW THEREFORE– 1. In order for the Senate to create an amiable environment and tone for a national conversation and dialogue in the country resolves as follows: (a) That the National Police Service acknowledges and apologises for all the deaths resulting from the peaceful demonstrations; (b) That all the victims of police brutality related to peaceful protests between 2023 and 2024 be compensated by the |Government of the Republic of Kenya; (c) That the National Police Service extends amnesty to all the peaceful protestors who were unlawfully detained during the peaceful protests; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
}