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    "id": 58889,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, salary adjustments for the police and the Administration Police is again well called for. I would even urge that in the forthcoming Budget, more money be provided to accelerate police reforms so that we can have a better and organized police force. However, lately, we have seen a lot of disturbance where junior officers or police officers are killing each other. I think we need to look at the root cause of that and the answer will lie in the reforms. So, we call for accelerated reforms. I note that a further Kshs5 billion has been allocated for security, making a total of Kshs10 billion because the one for salaries is Kshs5.1 billion. What is this enhanced security? This is where we are getting the Government abusing and misusing public funds. We are aware that in by-elections and especially the last one in Kirinyaga, Government machinery was used to campaign for PNU. Is this the enhanced security you are talking about? Is it the public rallies to rally support for the Ocampo six? What is this enhanced security? We need security and we are prepared to vote monies for security, but not money to be misused and abused by the big boys. Kenya has more people than the Ocampo six. I have said and I will say it here again. It is okay for the families and friends of the Ocampo six to sympathize with them but when as elected leaders we give all the attention only to the six, ignore the plight of Internally Displaced People (IDPs), ignore the plight of drought stricken Kenyans, ignore medical services because people are dying for lack of access to medicine and ignore the plight of Kenyans--- It means this is a Government of the rich by the rich and for the rich. This is a big boys club; never mind the ages of those big boys because they vary. I think we have deviated from democracy. It so happens that a majority of the Ocampo six are well to do people who can cater for their own issues. So that I am not told that I am rejoicing over other people’s plight, I just want to remind you that I stood before this House pleading that the local tribunal be accepted. At that time, what was the answer? The answer was: “Don’t be vague, go to The Hague”."
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