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    "id": 1625434,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale's Statement. All of us should be able to adhere to the rule of law. The Constitution is clear, and whenever somebody offends the law, they should be able to face the law fairly so. What we have seen now is unprecedented. It did not happen during the time of President Kibaki, nor did it happen during the time of President Uhuru. Ordinarily, the Public Order Act is clear on what should happen on demonstrations. It amplifies, although it is an old Act, Article 7 of the Constitution. If a demonstration sounds chaotic, a police officer of the rank of Officer Commanding Station (OCS) should be able to give a proclamation and give people time to clear. However, unfortunately, because I have participated in this occasionally, it will always start with a bullet fired or teargas. That is what will irritate the otherwise peaceful crowds and also penetration by other people who are not part of the demonstrations. There are no regulations in relation to this. The regulations which are there were made by the Hon. Amos Wako over 20 years ago, and have expired. The Cabinet Secretary in charge has not come to renew them through the Senate Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, although they have gotten a leeway of two years or so to do so, which now are expiring. The order to shoot and kill is unlawful. The prosecution of peaceful demonstrators in a terrorism court is also unlawful. There is a lot of information from Closed-Circuit 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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