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    "id": 990295,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/990295/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I do not want to belabor this, but the gross violation of the rights of the most vulnerable in our society at a time like this cannot be gainsaid. One of the things that I have observed is the fact that there is no consequence to violation of rights in this country. Even if we go, we might be seen to have reacted to it, but as long as those people go without accounting for the things they have done, the duty bearer for this is Government or executive. Be it the Solai case or other gross violations, we have not seen consequences. So, how different is this going to be even if we all go there? Sen. Sakaja, congratulations for bringing it. We have a thematic area under social justice and human rights even in the Adhoc Committee on COVID-19 in Kenya. These people have been exposed to the Ad hoc Committee as well. We could join hands with the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources where I sit and make sure that we bring the people to book and hold Government accountable. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue is that there is never a consequence. When is this House going to achieve a situation where gross violation of our Constitution and the rights of our people get a consequence for what they perpetrate? We are looking like we just want to go there. Let us see what action will ensure that people pay for these violations."
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