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    "id": 903064,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Madzayo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stewart Mwachiru Shadrack Madzayo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, today is a sad day for this country. We have witnessed elected MPs, particularly our colleague in the Senate and Hon. David Gikaria and Hon. Justus Murunga being arrested. It is a shame for that to happen without any explanations. How can the police officers stop hon. Members from doing their work and arrest them in the streets the way they arrested our brother and colleague Sen. Malalah? It is sad to embarrass and deny an elected MP from carrying out their daily duties. All of us condemn the police in the strongest terms possible for not only arresting Sen. Malalah and the other MPs but also causing disharmony amongst MPs. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to talk about an issue that took place in my county this morning. Today at about 6.00 a.m., in total disregard to the law, the police invaded a certain village called Kijijini in Mtwapa and shot some people who were protesting when some bulldozers pulled down houses of the locals who have been staying on that particular piece of land for over 40 years. Their mothers and fathers are there. That place has graveyards, churches and residences. When the people protested, instead of firing in the air, just in case the police officers felt threatened, which I believe they should not have felt threatened because they were armed and in combat attire as if they were going to fight another military yet the protesters had vikoi and the rest, they shot at them. This is the Holy month of Ramadhan 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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