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    "id": 990277,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, time and again, this Senate has been firm on issues that affect the common mwananchi. I, therefore, congratulate the Senator for Nairobi for coming up with this Statement. I watched with awe and shock the event of demolition. It is not just in Nairobi alone because this has been happening in other parts of the country for a long period of time. We need to remind public officers that the fact that we are facing a pandemic does not mean there is suspension of human rights, the rule of law, and that persons holding public office are not going to be held accountable for their actions under their departments or dockets. Therefore, so that this Senate can be taken seriously, I think even one week is long. The Committee must act immediately, so that by tomorrow, they update this House about the progress, even online. We want to see action being taken. The Committee should summon the officers involved to appear before them tomorrow and tell the public the remedial actions they have taken. As I speak, Sen. Sakaja knows that his county has been militarised; it is no longer a civilian government. Nairobi is now a military county, something I would have never imagined when we passed the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. It is shocking that active military men who are supposed to operate in barracks and on borders of Kenya are running civilian governments, yet Members of this House are sitting here ululating, clapping and cheering. When functions of Nairobi City County were handed over, I made a Statement here. However, the newspapers reported that I am so and so’s man. I want to remain 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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