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    "id": 904075,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/904075/?format=api",
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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": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on the forceful evictions, arbitrary arrest and excessive use of force by police, leading to the shooting and eventual loss of lives in Mtwapa, Kilifi County on Tuesday, 21stMay, 2019. In the Statement the Committee should address the following- (1) Explain the circumstances under which police may use excessive force and ammunition against unarmed civilians, especially on Tuesday, 21stMay, 2019 in Kijijini Village of Mtwapa in Kilifi County. (2) Who ordered the police to forcefully evict the owners and residents of a piece of land in Kijijini Village? (3) What action has been taken against the persons who ordered the eviction and the police officers who shot and injured unarmed residents of that area? (4) What action has the Government taken to compensate the affected residents most of whom lost their property and livelihoods? (5) What kind of assistance has been offered to the residents who were shot and are currently recuperating in various hospitals in Mombasa and Kilifi Counties, especially the Standard Eight pupil by the name of Mohamed Hassan of Mtwapa Primary School, who has bullets still lodged in his shoulder and head? Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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