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    "id": 1476786,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The issue raised by the Senator of Bomet brings into focus the possibility of extrajudicial killings. I never imagined that we would be witnessing extrajudicial killings after the exit of, with due respect, the late President Moi. Mr. Robert Chepkwony, at the prime age of 27 years old, while exercising his right on the matter of the economy of his county, namely tea farming, was shot dead. I do not understand what the police are doing in our villages. As one of the most tear-gassed leaders in this country - I have been tear-gassed many times - and several life rounds shot around me--- It is becoming so easy these days to see the police in villages releasing tear gas. You and I, and many of you, used only to smell teargas whenever we would strike at the University of Nairobi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these days, police are following villagers into their homes. They are hardening the youth. I think the time has come to call the inspector of police who has settled into office. He acclimatizes us to the new way in which the police are using rubber bullets, teargas and life rounds. We must condemn this completely. The issue raised by the Senator of Migori on gold mining and copper in Macalder. This only speaks for what is now a national problem. You go to Ikolomani, Rosterman, Masienze, and Lirhanda in Kakamega; this is the same story. We have to emphasize to the new Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs that only companies licensed to do gold mining should be allowed to go to Nyatige, Kakamega, Marsabit, West Pokot and Taita Taveta, where we have rich mineral resources. These white people, in the name of licenses for exploration, are exploiting our resources. Imagine a company called Shanta that has been in Ikolomani exploring for the last 21 years and the Cabinet Secretary is there. I hope my good friend, former governor Joho, will live up to it so we can end this. Finally, there is the issue of intern doctors. Colleagues, an intern doctor is not a student. He is a doctor who is working in his first year of medical practice and has already taken the Hippocratic Oath. He can practice medicine anywhere and everywhere. Let the Government recognize medical intern doctors as doctors because that is who we are. By the way, whenever you go to The Mater Hospital or Nairobi Hospital, those young people you see who are treating you are on call. The first people to be on the first line of call in my profession are the young doctors, the interns. 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."
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