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    "id": 627735,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/627735/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Muthama",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Nduya Muthama",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to seek two statements. First, pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b), I wish to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations regarding the harassment of residents of Machakos County by the police. In the statement, the Chairperson should:- (1) State whether he is aware that almost all attempts by the residents of Machakos County to present petitions to the Office of the Governor have been violently disrupted by the police leading to arrests and prosecution of such residents; (2) Explain why the following events by residents of Machakos County were disrupted or cancelled by the police; (a) On 16th December, 2014, a caravan of residents doing civic education was violently stopped and participants arrested and arraigned in court. (b) In mid-2014, some residents of Masinga sub-county were stopped by police in conjunction with the county inspectorate while on their way to present a petition on environmental degradation caused by uncontrolled sand harvesting activities. (c) On 18th December, 2015, some residents of Katani and Mlolongo were violently dispersed and arrested by the police on their way to present a petition on the deplorable state of roads in their area. (d) On 26th January, 2016, the business community from Machakos County led by the local officials of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry were violently dispersed by the police while demonstrating against the illegal hiking of business levies by the County Government of Machakos. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}