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    "id": 1490945,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have been more than clear on the expectation of the Chairpersons of the Committees pursuant to the passing of a Motion in this House on the state of the nation. However, my reading of Standing Order No.255(2) enjoins not only the Committees. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the Motion, there were things that the committees were supposed to do; things that the Government was supposed to do, things that the independent commissions were supposed to do, and even holders of independent offices. By way of example, the very first resolution there is that we needed an apology from the National Police Service (NPS) for all the deaths from peaceful protests. So, there is an expectation that the NPS also needs to respond to us. There is a question of compensation, and the wording of the Motion is compensation from the national Government for victims of police brutality. Then, of course, there was the question of amnesty for prosecutions, which was also an expectation of the NPS, and a withdrawal of the cases from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Our Standing Order enjoins even those independent offices to be able to implement the resolutions of this House. I was in Kisumu over the weekend, and one of those young people was telling me that they are still facing cases in court. It is also not lost on us that there continues to be complaints of abductions by unknown people suspected to be security officers across the country. Even as we speak, there is a famous case of a lady called Maverick Aoko, who has been missing for a few days. I would also want us, as a Senate, to ask those independent offices, their responsible or relevant Cabinet Secretary, in line with Standing Order No.255(2), so that they also brief this House on how far we have gone in terms of implementations of the resolutions of this House. I have personally taken time to explain, especially to the Senate Majority Leader, who is now my friend."
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