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    "id": 526736,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I want to propose the way forward; One, all those hon. Members who were involved in that altercation last year should be punished. Two, the membership from this side of the Coalition and from the other side should sit down and ensure that some of the hon. Members appearing on this list and whom we have issues with are withdrawn from this list. Finally, on that other issue of hon. Muchai, I wish to pass the condolences of the people of Kiharu Constituency for what happened. We are telling the people of Kabete to be strong and to note that the people of Kiharu are with them during this time. I propose that it is time to create a Parliamentary Police Unit. That police unit will do two things. One, it will train the bodyguards of hon. Members on VIP protection. Two, for instance if such a thing happened, it is this unit that would do investigations as opposed to investigations being done by another arm of Government where Parliament does not have control. There are several hon. Members who have passed on, but because we do not have control of the investigating arm, at times investigation may be slow. In any event, such kind of a unit will also help the Speaker to maintain order whenever there are fights here instead of our brethren who are with us here coming to calm us. Even these police can arrest unruly Members. Therefore we need to think about that idea of establishing a Parliamentary Police Unit. Thank you, hon. Speaker."
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