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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mule",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Mutinda Mule",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to speak on this Bill. From the outset, I want to say that it is not through making laws to please some people that we will be realistic to the security problems that we face in this country. As Parliament, we must make laws for prosperity of this country and which can stand the test of time for this nation. There are serious issues within this Bill which I believe, as Members of Parliament, we need to think together and do some amendments; though some look very weird. I want to first draw the attention of hon. Members to Clause 345 on police supervision. I find it very dangerous for us Members of Parliament when we are trying to give the police powers to arrest people without a warrant. The police can arrest anyone whom they suspect to have committed an offence. I want to tell you Members of Parliament, if we pass this Bill, it will be used by our opponents at the hour of need during our nominations. You will be arrested and you will never participate in that nomination to come back to this Parliament. I am looking at the Refugees Act which we are trying to amend. I realise that we need to have a certain number of refugees within the country. It is correct, but I am wondering, for example if, God forbid, one of our neighbouring countries goes to war, are we going to wait for this House to amend the law to increase the numbers when innocent people are being butchered at our neighbouring country? I want to give a clear example of a member of the France Security Council during the Rwanda genocide. He was very categorical and clear, that the United Nations had to do something before Hutus The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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