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    "id": 219159,
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    "speaker_name": "Maj. Madoka",
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        "legal_name": "Marsden Herman Madoka",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to support this Motion. In doing so, I would like to say that obviously, for most of us, as we proceed on recess, the state of insecurity in this country will be of our great concern. I know we have all blamed the Executive Arm of the Government for failing to contain the insecurity. However, I think this House too needs to look at its role. I believe that we need to give the police special powers to act appropriately on emergency situations, like this of Mungiki . I also believe that when the Minister of State for Administration and National Security blamed the Judiciary for insecurity, he was basically saying that our laws are not adequate. Again, I think this House needs to look at how best we can repeal certain laws to deal with emergency situations like this of Mungiki . Today, you will get people standing and claiming they are members of the outlawed Mungiki sect on television and nothing is done. This is because the laws do not give the Judiciary the powers to deal with certain situations unless there is certain evidence. We need to look at how best we can give the police special powers during emergencies and have laws that enable our Judiciary to punish culprits who go round terrorising our people. While we are happy about the state of the growth of the economy of 6.1 per cent and, unfortunately, the Leader of Government Business is not here, he says that, that should be recognised. I think that is most unfortunate because while we are talking of this state of the growth of the economy, the ordinary mwananchi down there does not feel it. That is the truth of the matter. When sugar is costing Kshs100 when, within the last four years, it was costing Kshs50, the ordinary Kenyan does not want to hear about that 6.1 per cent. When he has to pay Kshs80 for"
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