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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is a very sad occasion that we must not trivialize. I would like to advise my younger brother to remove the log in his eye before he can see the speck in his brother’s eye. I want to thank our colleague, the Senate Minority Leader, for bringing this matter to the attention of this House. We are all shocked maybe even more than those who are shouting. This is because some of the victims are people we know. You have heard that the boda boda business person is from Tharaka-Nithi in Meru and is personally known to the Senate Majority Leader. The fact that he has not shouted it out does not mean that he is not feeling it. We all have many ways of mourning. Where we come from we mourn in silence. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we do not have the words to condemn this inhuman, brutal, degrading and barbaric act perpetrated by the members of our own police force. I do not imagine what kind of punishment these criminals deserve when found guilty. The tragedy we have is that the law says that justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done. In this case, where the police are investigating police criminals, it becomes very difficult to know whether every stone will be turned. The clamour that was there during the making of the Constitution is that time has come for this country to have what is called ‘independent prosecutor’ like in the United States of America (USA). It is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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