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    "id": 505974,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 431,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In my seven or eight years’ career in the human rights fraternity, I handled extremely delicate work. During that time, I never ever spoke about any threats to my person, safety or security. I have never said that I feel scared or under threat. I have never even given any particular cognizance to some of the hate emails or messages that I have constantly received. But in every situation in life, I think that there is a red line. Mr. Speaker, Sir, over the last few days, my attention was brought to some bloggers who are well known to many of us and in the world of social media, where they uttered comments that not only have raised my concern, but the concerns of many of my friends and even adversaries. I think that I must not take these comments very lightly. Subsequently, based on these comments, which I have shared in a letter that I have addressed to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), I thought that it is necessary – as a matter of even personal responsibility – to bring it to the attention of this Senate. This is part of the excesses in the social media and there is need for us to curb crimes and disallow the perpetuation of such heinous utterances. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the social media, my team brought to my attention that on 22nd November, 2014, a Mugo Wairimu, posted on his or her Facebook account and also"
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