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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at the very last amendments, you can see that there are some words which have been included just before “life and property”. That is what we said in the very last meeting that we had. We looked at that and we adjusted it. In fact, it is not a further amendment. It is what we agreed on in our last meeting when we were doing the Report. We agreed that we needed to include some of the words such as “reasonable” and “justifiable”. Indeed, that is what is in the Report. If you look at some Sections in the principal Act, the Cabinet Secretary had powers to give directions. Those powers have since been removed. The Cabinet Secretary no longer has those powers. That has been mentioned severally, for example, where it is stated “in consultation with the Inspector-General.” That has been replaced with “the Commission”. If you look at the issue of firearms, this has been blown out of proportion. The schedules indicate the conditions under which firearms can be used. This is very specific. It is also very difficult to understand this: If you cannot stop a person who holds a simple gadget like a mobile phone which is my property--- If I refuse and hold on to it and that gangster is determined to get The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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