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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Commissioner of Police has also categorically stated that he did not order police investigators to go to hon. Mbuvi’s office within Parliament Buildings, but actually came. It is, however, important to understand that when the particular team of police officers carrying out the investigations on drug trafficking were unable to find hon. Mbuvi in his constituency office, they contacted him through his mobile telephone and found that he was here. The hon. Member had told them that he was going to meet them at Parliament Buildings. However, the Commissioner of Police says that he never authorised the police officers to track down the hon. Member within the precincts of Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Police Commissioner has expressed his regrets over the conduct of his officers within the precincts of Parliament. Every Member of Parliament within the precincts of Parliament enjoys privileges and immunity and that in itself has got to be safeguarded. Therefore, the Commissioner has actually asked me, which I duly have agreed, to tender its apology. We have got to go by the Standing Orders. He is tendering apology and I which I am also doing so over the fact that his officers actually went to the office of hon. Mbuvi. Those are really two pillars here, the first pillar is investigation on the drugs. They are continuing on with that but on the other hand, within the precincts of the House, a Member of Parliament cannot actually be arrested or even for that matter, be investigated because of the privileges and powers. In short, that is the position."
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