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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen Madzayo",
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        "legal_name": "Stewart Mwachiru Shadrack Madzayo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I wanted to add my comments on this reply more so, in particular, in support to what my senior colleague, Moses wetangula has said. This response basically amounts to belittling the Senate for reasons known to the Minister in charge of Interior and Coordination of National Government services. You will see that right from the outset; he says that the Government is not aware that the police raided the lecture halls and halls of residence of the University of Nairobi. But in the same vein, it says that the Government is aware that when Nairobi University Administration realised there was a riot, they are the ones who called in the police commander. It is in the same response that the cabinet Secretary in charge has stated clearly that the police commander was called in. Therefore, he cannot open up and say that the Government is not aware and go ahead to say the police commander moved in, after he had been told to do so. Therefore, that means then that it is the police commander who basically commandeered his police officers to raid the halls and that is why the students resisted and it led to all this mammoth violence. But that said or done, there is a perpetual denial by the police every time a Kenyan dies. Two days ago, we witnessed a small child playing on the stairs of 6th or 7th floor. It is embarrassing. Particularly if I was Fred Matiangi, I would throw in the towel and say: “Yes we have committed that and we will compensate.” But to simply say The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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