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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwau",
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        "legal_name": "John Harun Mwau",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the allegations at hand undermines the integrity of the House. I say so, because when a newspaper reports that four Members of Parliament of the Republic of Kenya are suspected of being involved in drug trafficking, that particular stigma follows every other hon. Member. As you are aware, hon. Members are always travelling in and out of the country. In other countries where they go, they are subjected to a more strict customs formality. When you have four Members of Parliament of the Republic of Kenya suspected of being involved in drug trafficking, then it gives the impression that the number could be bigger. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that report that Prof. Saitoti has tabled, has become a matter of public notoriety because it has been serialized frequently in the media. The Commissioner of Police, the Minister and his Permanent Secretary have not denied that, that is not the report. They have not made any comments about that report. The purpose, therefore, is to continue scandalizing people and creating a sensational process, so that if the final report will indicate that the hon. Members mentioned were only being framed, there can be hue and cry. Prof. George Saitoti has been a victim of scandalous allegations. I used to see his face; he knows how painful it is to be scandalized. However, it only shows that maybe it was because he was not in that office. Now that he is in that office, he can mete out the same punishment to us. That should not be allowed to happen because Prof. Saitoti is not one of the new Members in this House. He has been here for over 20 years. He has been the Leader of Government Business and he knows how the integrity of the House must be protected. I made a Statement in this House. I said that I have never been involved in, or committed any criminal activity whatsoever. I believe internal security starts from the bottom right from the police post, police station, up to the police headquarters. Prof. Saitoti is also the Minister in charge of provincial administration. The provincial administration starts from the grassroots; from the village headmen, assistant chief, chief, district officer up to the top. Also his Ministry is in charge of the administration police starting from the constable at the village level up to the commandant. Finally, the hon. Members in this House are the custodians of the people. The 210 elected hon. Members and the 12 who are roving ambassadors in the constituencies have the data from the grassroots level; right from the village headman, village elders, women leaders and business community, among others. If any other hon. Member or I, is involved in any of these criminal activities, he should be able to state clearly that, that is the case. I will have no honor entering this Chamber if I am a suspect of drug trafficking. That stigma is---"
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