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    "id": 223533,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/223533/?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. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that on 23rd April, 2007, the Commissioner of Police addressed a Press conference in his office on various issues pertaining to security in the country. Among those issues, he reminded politicians and other people organizing public rallies to give notices within time, as stipulated by the law, that is, the Public Order Act, Cap.56 of the Laws of Kenya. (b) Section 5, subsection 2 of the Public Order Act, states that any person intending to convene a public meeting or procession shall notify the regulating officer of such intent, at least, three days, but not more than 14 days before the proposed date of the public meeting or procession. (c) I can assure the hon. Members that the order was not intended to prevent politicians and political parties from freely campaigning in the ongoing by-elections or the forthcoming general elections. The statement was only intended to remind the politicians to operate within the law regulating public meetings and processions. I hereby table the statement by the Commissioner of Police, as demanded by the hon. Member."
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