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    "id": 893438,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me confirm to the House that I also sat in the vetting process. I am a Member of that Committee. As my colleagues have said, this is the third vetting process I have sat in since the Inspector General’s (IG) appointment was established. I also wish to confirm to the House that I do not know Mr. Hilary personally. I was being asked by Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud, the Senator for Mandera County whether I know him. I do not know him. My first day to see him was on the day of vetting. I congratulate and appreciate the appointing authority, as my colleagues have said, for the nomination of Mr. Mutyambai for the position of IG. He presented himself as the man for the job. He is a professional and met all the requirements for the position. I do not want to take a lot of time. I am sure many Members want to contribute to this Motion because of the time factor. One of the questions I asked him is about extrajudicial killings. As my colleagues have said, we still have this problem in this country. A very good example is the six bodies that were found in the Tsavo National Park. I believe they are subject of extrajudicial killings, unless we are told otherwise. The six people were not shot, they were all hanged. Up to now, their bodies are in the City Mortuary. Nobody is giving an explanation on the way forward. When I asked Mr. Mutyambai this question, he told me that the role of the police is not to investigate, kill or kidnap; even if that is not their responsibility or mandate but the police have been accused severally of kidnapping and disappearance of persons. We told him that he has to deal with extrajudicial killings. He confirmed to the Committee that he would make sure that it is a thing of the past. The law must be followed to the letter. I hope that if he will be given this position, he will do exactly the same. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issue that we asked him as a Committee is on Gender Based Violence (GBV) in our country. You will find that whenever cases of GBV are reported to the police stations, the female gender is normally harassed. He confirmed to the House that there are guidelines in the police service on how GBV should be handled. I hope Mr. Mutyambai will stick to that word that he gave us and deal with GBV without bias. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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