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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "This points to the fact that any issue that is brought by members of the public – by way of a Petition or a Statement by my colleagues – should never be treated casually. We should always endeavor to ensure that we follow any particular issue brought before us to its most logical conclusion. On this issue that Sen. Loitiptip has brought before us, it will be important for us, as Sen. Wetangula has said, as the representatives of the people, to understand what the overall Government policy on police reservists is. Why is it that certain sections of this country deserve it while others do not? It is an important Statement because – and I have said this to the CS in charge Security when they came to this House before – if you go to Vihiga County, people know that the Government is Sen. Khaniri. They do not know that county commissioners or chiefs feel that they need to be the centers of disseminating information. Therefore, when things go wrong in Bungoma, people call their Senator or their Member of Parliament. Therefore, if this House is not properly briefed on matters policy, and on something as cardinal and sacred as security, then there is nothing else we are doing, as an institution. Therefore, Sen. Sakaja, it is, my sincere hope that this particular issue will be dealt with together. This is because I know that earlier on, during the last session, the Senate Majority Leader or the Senator for West Pokot, Sen. Poghisio, brought the issue of the unanimous withdrawal of police reservists from that region, and the effects that that particular exercise ended up causing. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the standard practice is that perhaps this House can be given information in 14 days. However, if the Committee is able to bring back the response after seven days, it will serve us better, because security is a very important issue."
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