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    "id": 506043,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong’era",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate you in the way you have led the Senate in going to mourn the late Sen. Kajwang and also my colleagues in the Jubilee Coalition. They reminded us that we are a united front as Members of Parliament. I hope that this will continue. I commend you for that. I want to give you that assurance as a parliamentary leader on behalf of CORD although my leader is seating here and he has not spoken. This is a very serious matter. I have always been saying that social media in this country needs to be controlled. I recently led a delegation of Pan African Parliament (PAP) Members to Ethiopia. We saw how they manage their security. I think Kenya needs to borrow a leaf from them. You cannot just post anything on social media. This country is under attack from fake accounts. I am not even sure whether this Mugo or Omosa even exist. Social media has become a recipe for disaster. It is where everything and anything can be posted without any control. It is very unfortunate that such a statement has been made on Senator No.1; a Senator from Mombasa who we really respect. Mr. Speaker, Sir, time has come when Members of Parliament need to be given extra ordinary security. I think that Sen. Hassan should be treated like any other Senator in this House. I think he should be given security to the level we have seen Sen. Wetangula and Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki being given because his life is under threat. I have a feeling that one of these days, this country will find itself in a very unfortunate situation; a situation where we allow anybody to make any comment. Therefore, in solidarity, I want to join my colleagues in the suggestion that---"
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