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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Speaker. From the outset, I must admit that, indeed, we are in one of the darkest hours in the history of this country. However, we take consolation from the fact that even the darkest hour of the night is usually just before dawn. As ably put by my colleague, hon. Ababu, this day reminds us of 9th June, 1982. What followed that very unfortunate afternoon is well documented in the history of this country including the abortive 1982 August coup attempt. What this country has gone through to enable us to realise the Constitution that we currently have is not comparable to anything that other countries have gone through. I saw this coming when attempts were made early in the year to change the National Police Service Act and the National Police Service Commission Act. The intention was to weaken the National Police Service Commission and entrench the Office of the Inspector General of Police. At that point in time, I warned my colleagues across the Floor, from the URP specifically, that the intention was to weaken the Office of the National Police Service Commission, entrench the Office of the Inspector General and later sack Mr. Kimaiyo. That has since come to pass. Now Kimaiyo has been sacked in preparation for installing a more politically correct Inspector-General of Police. The overall intention is to transform the country into a police State. What you see in this Bill is an attempt to--- 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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