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    "id": 204922,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/204922/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 279,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
        "slug": "joseph-munyao"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Kamotho claims that the person was beaten by the police and left for dead. However, the report we have is that he could have drowned. Since the body is in the mortuary awaiting post-mortem, I think it will be useful for the hon. Member to wait until it is done. The post-mortems will indicate whether the man was either beaten to death or it was a normal death out of drowning. We could then pick the case from there. If the post-mortem indicates that this person was actually beaten to death, then we will take action. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the police do not harass people; rather they investigate crime. When they have evidence, they follow those leads. In those particular incidents that I referred to, some of the suspects, when they were taken to court, pleaded guilty on their own volition. Others were bonded to keep the peace. So, there is no unnecessary operation. Whenever the police anticipate that crime could be committed, it is always useful for them to intervene before it is committed. If it is committed, it is even worse. You can see that in all the cases, majority of them have been bonded to keep the peace, while others have cases pending. So, there is no unnecessary harassment because the police have been following the law. As for Mr. Mwandawiro, the answer is the same---"
}