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    "id": 965237,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/965237/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations from 1st July to 30th September, 2019. During this period, the Committee has held seven sittings, considered three Petitions, 10 Statements and undertook visits to four counties. With respect to Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1), 11 Statements were handled during that period. All of them fall under the mandate of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and were as follows- (1) There was a Statement by Sen. Halake on the issuance of certificates of good conduct to ex-prisoners. The Committee received the response and shared it with the questioner. (2) Statement by Sen. Prengei on the state of preparedness for the 2019 National Population and Housing Census. I think that was overtaken by events. The response had not yet come by the time this report was being done. (3) Sen. Farhiya sought a Statement on flights arriving into Kenya from Mogadishu. The Committee was yet to receive a response on that one. (4) Sen. Loitiptip sought a Statement on remuneration of police reservists. The Committee received a response and shared it with the questioner. (5) Sen. Outa requested a Statement on cause of unrest in Kisumu County Assembly. The Committee received a response and also shared it with the questioner. (6) Sen. Wario sought a Statement on provision of immigration services and I think this response was received and shared with the questioner. I will have to confirm with the Member. As of this date, it had not been received, but I know it had been received by the questioner. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. sought a Statement on the status of prisons in Kitui County. We received and shared the responses. There are also many others from the Senators. Let me not go to each one of them because of time. We have received requests for Statements many times and we look for the responses. Due to the high number of Statements sought from the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, the Committee administratively came up with a system where, once a month, the Cabinet Secretary appears before the Committee to respond to the Statements. However, some colleagues have not been coming to hear and question the responses on their own Statements. I urge Members to be attending sittings. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee scheduled a meeting---"
}