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    "id": 3117,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
        "slug": "joshua-ojode"
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, you can see the mood of the House on this particular Ministerial Statement. I would like to say the following:- First of all, we are putting in place measures. We are not going to leave any stone unturned. All the presidential candidates - but not those who are announcing now! That is because they have not been cleared by IEBC. All presidential candidates will apply for security and we will give them adequate security personnel. This country belongs to all of us. The country does not belong to an individual. This country belongs to Kenyans and presidential candidates must also know what to say wherever they are, and when they are addressing their perceived supporters. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the issue of violence, the law is very clear. We are not going to have a repeat of 2007. We cannot afford to lose lives of innocent Kenyans simply because one person has lost or one person has done whatever. We will not accept such a thing as the Government. We will never accept something like that. We will beef up security. As long as we are notified that Joshua Ojode is going to address people at Marigat or wherever, we will beef up security in that area. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am requesting that all candidates must notify the police in order for us to give him or her security, and we will do that as a Government. Reforms are also coming. You are aware that we will recruit further 7,000 police recruits come next year to help us in maintaining law and order. I want to caution that if you are man enough go to any rally and start causing chaos. We will arrest you, take you to court and show you that there is a Constitution which we are mandatorily required to follow. This is not a joke. Those who want to do their campaigns, let them do it freely but notify the police. If you do not do that, we will arrest you. If you want to provoke and incite people or incite one tribe against another, we will arrest you. The law will take its course. So, I want to assure Members of the august House who are my colleagues, that they should be rest assured that they are at liberty to address any rally anywhere."
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