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    "id": 905663,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "We have heard Sen. M. Kajwang narrate how an innocent fisherman, perhaps, a father to a family had gone to fend for his family and when they eventually got to the demarcated area--- It will be interesting to know how they demarcated the 200 acres in a lake. So, how is a person supposed to know the boundary? The fish would also want to know so that they do not cross into private property. Some of the decisions that our Government makes are astounding. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point that I am prosecuting is that despite the fact that the Constitution does not provide the process of recall for anybody that is vetted in this House, it follows logic that anyone who is employed can be fired. Therefore, a time has come for the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations to call for a meeting with the new Inspector-General of Police. I read the report that was brought to this House by the Joint Committee of the National Assembly and the Senate that vetted him. I saw the word for word answers that he gave when he was asked about police brutality and how they continue to harass citizens. I saw the things that he wrote. Mr. Hilary Mutyambai needs to be reminded that a vetting process is not a dress rehearsal for non-existent purposes. We need to call him to this House and remind him of the answers that he gave us. That is a promissory note that he deposited to this House for him to be reminded each and every time our police officers continue to misbehave. I do not know of any other public officer who has been spoken of more than him in the last two or three months in this House in all the ills that police officers continue to mete on Kenyans. Therefore, I urge Sen. M. Kajwang that as much the citizens of Homa Bay continue to look for means through the county assembly of addressing this particular issue, he should fight for the deceased citizen from his county. He can bring a Petition to this House so that we understand that one life is already one too many. It cannot be considered a tragedy when 10 or 15 other people die. Any person that dies and ought not to have died were it not for the carelessness of our police officers is already too many lives. Therefore, he should seek a way for us to bring the Inspector-General of Police to this House and question him. What action has been taken against the officer who shot the teargas canister into the said boat? It will be important for this House to put people to test so that each and every time a police officer faces the citizen of this country, they know that there is a House that can defend him or her. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, we recently passed the Public Private Partnership (PPP) law in this House. I believe that it is now lying somewhere in the shelves of the National Assembly. I am a Member of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget that went through all the proposals made in that particular Bill. Part of our recommendations that we made strong arguments about is that public participation is at the heart of any PPP project that is supposed to be carried out in any particular part of this country. Citizens must have a say on whether they want the project or not. Who did the PPP on this particular project? 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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