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    "id": 676785,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/676785/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1372,
        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
        "slug": "onesmus-muthomi-njuki"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the Petition. Indeed, I feel for this girl. A police officer normally wears a hat with a crown of the country’s emblem. Therefore, there is the belief by the public that the officers represent the Government, which is supposed to protect them. There are many intentional shooting accidents that have happened through the work of police officers as they combat riots. It is paramount that police officers are held responsible for the actions they take. The idea that the shooting happened accidentally is not an excuse to spoil the girl’s life. We are talking about an eye that has been disfigured. The Petitioners want the Government to take responsibility. There cannot be any other way. Apart from the fact that it is the mandate of the Government to take care of the medical facilities of the people of Kenya, that accident was committed by an officer who was on duty. By all means possible, the Government should be able to take care of that girl. The Government should not stop at that. The policeman who committed the offence, whether intentional or accidental, should be disciplined so that this case can help to reduce the number of such accidents during the working lives of police officers."
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