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    "id": 772753,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2840,
        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, since I joined Parliament in the 11th Parliament, I have been enjoying the privilege of having security provided by the National Police Service, which is an independent constitutional office, and facilitated by the Parliamentary Service Commission in terms of remuneration. This issue has history in Parliament as the reason and the wisdom why Parliament decided to provide security for Members of Parliament. The manner in which the security officers have been withdrawn is shocking. This is because once you come to this House you become the property of the PSC. Hon. Speaker, our employer is the PSC that you chair. It is very bad when a section of Members of Parliament has their security and another section does not have any security yet they all represent constituencies, and they were all elected on the same terms and conditions by the Kenyan people to represent them here and oversee the Government as required under Article 95 of the Constitution. The way the police is behaving is like instead of being utumishi kwa wote, they are becoming utumishi kwa Jubilee. They only want to protect the Jubilee Members of Parliament. To add insult to injury, despite the fact that the leadership of the NASA Coalition is recognised in the House under the Constitution and the Standing Orders, and is facilitated with parliamentary vehicles, all their vehicles were withdrawn by the police outside the gate of Parliament Buildings in the crudest and most immoral manner you can think of. The Minority Leader’s car was withdrawn, and the driver was told to collect his items and get out of the car when the vehicle belonged to the PSC and not the Executive arm of this country. This is an upfront on the independence of Parliament. There is a deliberate attempt to return Parliament to where it was during the Kenya African National Union (KANU) days – as a department within the Office of the President. Members of the Jubilee Party may think, now that they are enjoying The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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