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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "would be committing assembly members to “any other thing” that is undefined. We cannot make such a vague law unless the Senate explains to us what that may mean. As it is, it is not a good thing. What we are seeing around is that somebody can take you to court, the process serving and that people in the county assembly can chase others with mischief. This Bill outlaws such activities within the precincts of Parliament. This is because they may have to do with things which are personal and have nothing to do with duties in the assemblies. That has also been clarified. This Assembly and the Committee that you temporarily chair must recommend the issue of picketing. This Bill states that various assemblies shall allocate areas where people can petition or picket the Assembly. We have had problems with our Assembly. Sometimes you come here at 2 p.m., and you get some people who have been paid by some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to barricade the entrance. It is like they are going to war. They do not picket in a way as to petition but picket to stop the process and proceedings of Parliament. This will help because we will decide where you will give us information, for example at Kenyatta International Conference (KICC) because we even have offices there. We will not allow people to blow trumpets at the entrance of Parliament as if it was the end of the world. That creates insecurity. Security matters are important and this Parliament must look at this issue. We will not allow drunk people who have been paid to be disorderly around the august House and the assemblies. This Bill seeks to addresses this as we seek to address other security challenges. I am happy because I have seen our orderlies have listened to our cries and instructions from the House Business Committee (HBC). Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, allow me to address Members: You cannot walk into the Chamber with guns. Yesterday, I saw Members arguing with orderlies when they wanted to pat you to see if you are carrying anything. I have seen a few Members carelessly walking in here with ammunitions. This is not a war zone. The Powers and Privileges Act that this one mirrors does not allow anybody to come into the Chamber with guns. The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) must explain to us why at our point of entry, we have boys and girls from the National Youth Service (NYS) frisking our police officers. There is no one who is trained in security from NYS. That is exposing Members. Last week at the gate, they told my police officer to leave the car. It is like somebody is planning to kill Members of Parliament (MPs) when you tell their policemen, who are with them to leave the car. Who employed NYS to frisk MPs? We have State provided security. Around Parliament, we have the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the regular police, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the General Service Unit (GSU). Why would Parliament go out of its way to create insecurity? I heard their remuneration is causing a problem because they are being remunerated better than the police officers. We must deal with this issue. We cannot create insecurity around the august House."
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