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    "id": 1562901,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. It is with a deep sense of loss that I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Hon. Were Ong’ondo. It is very regrettable and very sad that a man of this stature lost his life through assassination on one of our major streets in Kenya. I have thought about the kind of surveillance cameras we have in the city. I am hoping that the Inspector General (IG), together with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) will uncover the killers of Hon. Were and give us the reason why he was killed. We must understand the minds of those who killed this Hon. MP. I have read a lot on social media. I do not know how truthful those issues are or whether they are just being used to cover up for the loss of Hon. Were. He struck me as a gentleman who was God-fearing. What I have read in the social media does not come anywhere close to the kind of person whom I thought we knew in Parliament. However, there is no justification for killing a man because if you have any complaint against any leader or any person, it should be reported to the relevant authorities for investigations to be done. It is very sad that a MP could lose his life today the way Hon. Were did. I know there are those who will shout and say, “why are you only thinking about Hon. Were?” There is no death that should be celebrated, be it of a young man, girl or anybody who loses their lives in an unfair and unjustifiable manner. For all this, as a Senate, we strongly condemn acts of violence and any act that brings injustice and loss of life. We must start to respect life as a nation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the way the social media platforms are being utilised, they are now grossly abused; there is a lot of cyberbullying. Not only are the Members of Parliament facing this, women too are heavily targeted. That is why we also have increased femicide cases. I pray that as a society, we have a deep reflection of the actions that we are undertaking. As young people, we need to have a deep reflection of the way we are"
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