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    "id": 672966,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to add my voice to what has been raised by colleagues. The magnitude of abductions and extra-judicial killings that we are experiencing in the country qualifies to make the matter a national crisis. This is not the time for finger-pointing, blame game or making reference to particular Ministries. It is time for the nation to come up with lasting solutions. We need to be sober and serious when dealing with this issue. This is because when it gets to a point that even those we expect to give security to us are the suspects, then we do not know whom to turn to. Even as a witness, you are not sure whether the police officer interrogating and collecting evidence from you will not kill you later in the night. This is so serious a matter that if we do not deal with it, we will have a judicial system that is completely useless. No one will offer himself as a witness because he will fear for his life. Lawyers will also become very choosy on the cases to handle because they will fear that if a case is sensitive, they will be abducted and killed because of simply doing their professional duty. We cannot just expect the line Ministry to give an appropriate answer to this. We demand from the line Ministry and the Executive arm of the Government to bring to the Senate a proposal that is serious and which will stop these senseless killings. What action is the Government putting in place to ensure that we end up with a special department and trained force that will interrogate this matter to give us a lasting solution?"
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