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    "id": 349116,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Motion for Adjournment of this Tenth Parliament which has done a wonderful job. I joined the Seventh Parliament in 1993 and I thought that it was wonderful. But the Tenth Parliament has been very productive. That having been said, our colleague, Mr. Marende, is also my neighbor. Kisumu Rural and Emuhaya are neighboring and, therefore, as hon. Members have been wishing him to come back as a Speaker, I will be very happy for that to be fulfilled in the next National Assembly because I want to maintain a Speaker as neighbour. Mr. Affey has requested that the National Assembly, when it comes to sitting, should move around the country, a practical matter that I would like to remind him: The National Assembly is going to have over 200 people but the Senate will only be about 69 or 67. So it is easier for the Senate to move around than the National Assembly. Let us begin with the Senate sitting in various counties with my friend Mr. Ethuro there. Then we can set a good example to the National Assembly by doing it much more efficiently. Having said that and having congratulated hon. Members for doing a great job, the recent revelation that we have rogues in the Police Force is something that comes so many years after we had made a point in this House - I think almost ten years ago - that there was a third force in the police force that was undermining the integrity of the police. Indeed, in Kisumu City, we have had several killings; one of the well known recently is the one of our dear friend, Shem Onyango Kwega. When the facts were being looked into, it was found that the people had very efficient guns and that the disappearance from the scene was clouded in mystery. The use of police uniform in performing atrocities in various cities in this country and in highway robberies now confirms that the new Inspector- General of Police, Mr. Kimaiyo, must move with speed and clean the Police Force of those rogue policemen who undermine not only the integrity of the Police Force and the security service in this country, but really defame this country and undermine the image of the Kenya nation where law and order is observed and where law enforcement agencies do their work professionally. I hope that the move that is being taken will clean the Police Force and will extend also to the Administration Police (AP) because some time ago, this Parliament made a point that we did not want the Reserve Police. That is because there was suspicion that they were operating in the shady edges of the security forces. I hope that this is done professionally and that the police and security services need effective intelligence gathering that can be done much better and not use people who can defame and undermine the security in this country. Indeed, rogue insurance agents and rogue real estate agents are already a bane in this country, something that Kenyans deride. Not very far in our recent past, somebody took some Europeans to Kisumu and flew over the Lake and told them that the hyacinth carpet of the Lake was very good real estate land. That poor mzungu ended up paying some down payment for that land only to come back a few months later and find that the hyacinth was gone and there was water. Such rogue people masquerading as real estate agents and insurance agents are the kind of individuals that this nation should shun."
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