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    "id": 1482608,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1482608/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rigathi Gachagua",
    "speaker_title": "His Excellency the Deputy President",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rigathi Gachagua",
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    "content": "I am persuaded that the NIS ought to have known before-hand that the public was completely opposed to the Finance Bill, and they ought to have briefed the President before the protests began, as this would have caused a change of tact by the Government regarding the proposed Bill, and the protests, which culminated in the loss of innocent lives and destruction of property, could have been avoided. Hence, I expressed my opinion on this in my public media briefing in Mombasa and my utterances were not any different from what happens in other countries when there is a lapse or failure by the intelligence agencies. The nation has witnessed unfortunate incidents of several extra-judicial killings, abductions and disappearances. I verily believe that if the NIS had acted diligently, those incidents would not have been witnessed. Under the Constitution of Kenya, Government agencies are supposed to be accountable to the Kenyan people, including the NIS. Calling them out when there is a dereliction of duty does not amount to undermining them. I am also aware that the Kenya Kwanza Government has been at the forefront in calling out officers who do not seem to understand their work. Recently, my Boss, the President, publicly complained the there are some Principal Secretaries (PSs) and Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) who did not seem to know their role. Please play the video annexed and marked as RG Video 5."
}