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    "id": 29111,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/29111/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. Maina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Bill before us. The issue of the police being reformed is definitely a necessity. But in spite of all this, we should not forget the fact that Kenya has one of the best police force. It is not just enough for us to talk about a few bad elements. I am saying this because there is no doubt that our country has enjoyed peace and security for a long time. I must say that these reforms must come. I remember an incident in my constituency where 29 people died. I want to thank the Minister for having stood firm on some decisions. There were some people who had come up with a force called “vigilante group” which had the authority to arrest you, try you and judge that you are a criminal who requires to die. So, you were only given one option; either you hang yourself or you are chopped into pieces. Therefore, there are such bad elements in the police force. The massacre in Mathira was done with the full knowledge of the police force. People crossed from one district to another in broad daylight while armed but nobody did anything about it. The other incidences that we have witnessed in this country are extra-judicial killings. Some of these things are done for criminal purposes and not for security purposes. Therefore, there is need to reform the police force."
}