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    "id": 1462274,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
        "slug": "sifuna-edwin-watenya"
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    "content": "I have heard people sing praises about the Cabinet Secretaries that have been appointed. I was a bit disappointed with the ones who were re-appointed, especially in the security sector. This is because I do not believe that we are going to see any change in philosophy. We need to see police reforms and secure these rights under the Constitution. If the same brains are the ones that were present when we were seeing goons in Kapsabet and Kakamega, what expectation do we have that something will change? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to say this as the Senator for Nairobi, I will never judge anyone going to the streets for any cause because I have been there. We have pushed for many things that are being pushed for by the Gen Zs right now and it is within their right. For the police to allow people to interfere with them is very wrong. Here in Nairobi, people just see me these days, but they do not know how much I have suffered. There was a phenomenon called the Nairobi Business Community. Those people were used to scare us so that we do not go to the streets. However, I do not see them anymore. I do not know whether their businesses closed. They used to bedeployed for the maandamano championed by the ODM and the opposition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, sometimes, you would hire grounds like the Uhuru Park and then a conflict arises out of nowhere. You would hear a crusade was supposed to be held there by some obscure bishop, just so that you do not have that meeting at that point. As a staunch defender under Article 37, I fully associate myself with the statement that has been sought. We also need to bring those security chiefs here, especially the re-invented Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration. I want to hear him tell us on what he will do about this spectra of people mobilizing goons in order to dissuade other people from participating in peaceful protests. Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, on the statement that has been sought by Sen. Crystal Asige, I do not know what Kenyans expected. This is because the output is as good as the input. The truth of the matter is that we are a county on a downward trajectory when it comes to anything to do with sports in this country. We have not invested in sports. When. Sen. Veronica Maina talks about the stadia that has been built in Rwanda, we should know that the last meaningful, international stadia were built by President Moi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, successive regimes since the late President Moi built us the Nyayo Stadium and the Moi Kasarani International Sports Complex have never done a structure to that level. Just a few months ago, I was here on this Floor complaining that we football fans missed a critical fixture between the Harambee Stars and the African Champions Côte d'Ivoire because it had to be played in Malawi. It was very embarrassing. This afternoon, before I came to the House, I was watching the final of the National Secondary Schools soccer games between Highway Secondary School and my alma mater, Musingu High School. Of course, I was very conflicted because I am the Senator of Nairobi, but I also went to Musingu High School. I want to congratulate Highway Secondary School for their victory. I will be going to the school to see them later. The thing that I noticed from this year's games and even last year's games that were in Kakamega is that there is a yearning for sports in this country and there is excellence in the grassroots. Last year, Bukhungu Stadium hosted these games and it was packed to the brim. The same happened to Gusii Stadium during this year's games."
}