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    "id": 903056,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "all of a sudden, he is arrested and put in. As this would only happen in this country, the Director of public Prosecution (DPP) woke up and wrote a letter ordering the release of the Senator and other elected leaders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, why in the first place would anybody, leave alone an elected leader be arrested if the police do not know why they are arresting them? For example, police meet somebody on the streets of Matungu where there are killings taking place - we must condemn the killings - and they decide that certain leaders must go in. however, after a second thought, they say that they have no evidence to hold the people and they should be released and set free. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my previous life as a journalist, the principle is very simple. Follow the story where it leads you. The same principle must apply in police investigations. They should follow evidence wherever it leads them. It is a shame and a disservice to the people, not just of Matungu in Kakamega but of this country that innocent lives have been lost and the police are unable to figure out who is killing innocent people. It is a shame. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this should go on record that in the Ruaraka Land Report, where the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government was adversely mentioned, he was handled with great care and respect. The Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) went to his office and recorded his statement; why are elected leaders being subjected to humiliation? What exactly is it that the leadership and Executive would want to achieve by subjecting elected leaders to this kind of shame? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I say this with bitterness because I have suffered almost the same fate of my colleague, Sen. Malalah. A region in Kitui was invaded by camel herders and they killed people. I went with law enforcement officers to address the public. The rule of law must apply to everyone including elected leaders, citizens and the Executive because there is nobody who is above the law."
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