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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Yatta who raised this matter has sought clarification over two issues. The first one, and I think that is what the Member for Imenti Central, hon. Imanyara, has sought to deal with, is the matter of officers who were actually charged yesterday afternoon. In trying to answer a question by the BBC correspondent, she even put it better than the hon. Member. She sought to know why we should punish whistle blowers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my response to the question I hope my hon. colleagues here will appreciate that under Chapter 90, which is the Prisons Act, and all other relevant statutes that govern the conduct of members of the armed forces, it is not usual. It is actually out of question. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member of Parliament for Yatta Constituency, I am sure, knows that even in his own blood he is a son of a former Commissioner of Police. It is out of question and unheard of for members of the armed forces to go on strike. What happened in the case of the nine who have been charged before court--- And I think Mr. Imanyara being a learned friend would want to look at the contents of the charge sheet. It is basically that you cannot incite your own officers to a mutiny. Unfortunately, that is what it amounts to. I appreciate that the issues that were raised were legitimate. That is why we chose to appoint this Commission. I want to assure the Member of Parliament for Turkana Central, my very good friend Mr. Ethuro, that I will personally bring the report to this House. We will then look at it, and be able to use it as an example that this Government is committed to bringing reforms. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Muturi Mwangi does not believe that they live in houses. I think he is not very far from the truth. I want him to join me on Monday morning, which is not a day when Parliament is sits. I intend to visit a camp at Sagana, just across River Tana. I am informed that some very interesting buildings are coming up with some technology. It is not so much from South Africa. They have not exactly, the prefabs that Mr. C. Kilonzo is talking about, but are buildings that come up in exactly three weeks. We want to go on a crash programme in order to provide decent housing to our prison staff."
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