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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. First of all, let me talk about the teargas. That was not my first time to be teargassed. However, the teargas was so lethal in terms of its capacity to suffocate. I have had teargas canisters thrown right at my feet and they were not as chocking as those particular teargasses. So, as you look at those canisters, you should look at the content of those teargasses because they have the potential to suffocate and kill. In fact, at some point, I wondered whether that was the day to be with my creator. When I asked many others about their experience, they told me the same thing. The teargas was a little different in terms of makeup. So, we need to investigate and interrogate what type of teargas that was. We need to know if it is the one which is supposed to disburse potential riots after the 2017 elections. That said and done, my appeal is that we must deal with political violence in this country. It has become commonplace with certain people to always plan to disrupt other people’s rallies and attack opponents. In fact, I come from a county where we are told so and so is a very fierce fighter. It is like we are living in a banana republic. Therefore, politicians recruit somebody to start preparing and investing in violence against an opponent. We get the intelligence and we know that these things are happening across the country yet the Police Service is complacent. It is like we are living in a kangaroo state or a banana republic. I remember the Senator for Nyandarua was once going to have a meeting---"
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