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    "id": 769543,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "In the years 2005 and 2006, as Hon. Kioni has mentioned the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) caused untold suffering to the people of that constituency and Bungoma as a whole. We hope the killings which have occurred now will not spread and cover the entire Bungoma and spill over to Busia. We need to avoid lose of lives, intimidation, creation of a state of fear and destabilization of the livelihood of those constituents and the larger area of the former western Kenya. This presents a very bad image of our police force, if they can be overwhelmed by militia, a ragtag group and gang of criminals. Where has the special branch gone? What has happened to intelligence gathering to a point that 42 people have been killed and this is not by accident? There is systematic planning to commit these crimes, and obviously a lot of investment put to commit them. Where are the intelligence services? Why can they not gather information and prevent these attacks. As Hon. Bunyasi has said, it is the downtrodden people in the society who suffer most in the event of organised criminals. There are those small hardworking traders and people who suffer most from these kinds of crimes. A government which cannot protect the most vulnerable in society is one, for all practical purposes, that has failed or abdicated its duties. We call upon the Jubilee Government, because it seems like the Police Service is no longer independent. It has become an appendage of the Jubilee Government and should literally get out of its comfort zone and deal with these minor shameful activities. It does not help to commit all the massive police resources to tear gas The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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