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    "id": 785958,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "I can tell you for sure that the NASA demonstrations were peaceful and purposeful. They only became violent when the so called Nairobi Business Community, the police and all armed forces joined the fray to basically molest, beat up people for whatever reason. Many of us were in Nairobi on 30th January when the People’s President took his oath. There was no disruption or looting. Nothing was destroyed in this country. Essentially, the problem is not the demonstrators; the problem is the Government and the security forces. How come in many occasions we have had very peaceful demonstrations and there has been no damage. There have been nothing. You will go to the streets of Nairobi, you are holding demonstrations, and all over a sudden, the police throw teargas. If I may ask, what offence did Hon. Mbui commit for him to be beaten by the police to the point of breaking his foot? I rise to strongly oppose on behalf of the people of Kenya, the downtrodden and oppressed people of this country. Any attempt to give a blanket cheque to any Executive, to determine, curtail, delineate or even attempt to limit the enjoyment of Article 37 is unconstitutional and needs to be opposed by whatever forces that you can master in this country. It is even more worrying where we have a Government, a system that routinely disregards court orders. A Government that believes in impunity and that the rule of law is an alien concept that does not apply to them… I sincerely urge my colleagues from whichever side of the political divide you sit it; you are law makers and protectors of public interest and human rights. Do not even envisage, imagine and contemplate at any time to curtail the right of ordinary people to express their dissatisfaction, disapproval of any activity of any nature. With those few remarks, I stand to oppose the Motion. 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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