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    "id": 273535,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Hassan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 398,
        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am really disappointed that the Assistant Minister has taken us around on a tour de force and other issues when, in fact, the issue he should have addressed is the growing insecurity and the crisis we face in our capital city. I would like to say that there is a very real and strong case and an urgent one for police reforms in our country. Apart from the incident of the Machakos Country Bus Station, there have been three deaths in my constituency as a result of violent attacks by criminals. All the Assistant Minister can tell me is that there is vigilance and protection. We know there is not. In fact, the families of the people who have lost their loved ones would not accept that argument. This is because had there been protection, had there been police in place, they would have been saved from those attacks. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to say that there are very hard working police officers, committed police officers who are working day and night but they are handicapped by wrong priorities, lack of facilities, equipment and vehicles. The other day I passed through Thika Road and saw the hard working Officer Commanding Station (OCS) from Pangani whose vehicle was broken down at that place. There are police officers spending a lot of their time collecting money, turning the people of Kamukunji into mobile ATMs instead of doing their work. These are officers who have turned the noble concept of Utumishi kwa Wote to Utumishi kwa Mtu Mmoja ---"
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