{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=147623","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=147621","results":[{"id":1494412,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494412/?format=json","text_counter":129,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Sen. Madzayo spoke off record)"},{"id":1494413,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494413/?format=json","text_counter":130,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":"I did not refuse you. You did not catch my eye. Proceed, Sen. Okiya Omtatah."},{"id":1494414,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494414/?format=json","text_counter":131,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Okiya Omtatah","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. The question of abductions is a very serious one. Kenya is a Republic; a Government of law. We have institutions that have been mandated to take care of the security of the citizen. In terms of civilian order, these institutions are basically, the police. Our streets cannot be an The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."},{"id":1494415,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494415/?format=json","text_counter":132,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Okiya Omtatah","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"area where people can abduct or disappear others, run illegitimate detention centres and then release them without consequences. I have not heard of any incident where the abductees have been guaranteed security or the Government security apparatus summoning them to a de-briefing to try and identify where and why they were being held. That points to collusion by the police in the ongoing abductions. To make matters worse, it is a matter of fact that the capacity of the police to investigate these kinds of activities, if at all they involve the police forces, has greatly been eroded. This was deliberately done under the last command of Inspector General (IG) Koome. Officers who are trained to deal with this kind of matter and were housed at the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) of the National Police Service (NPS) were systematically transferred out of station. However, the unit was starved of funds. It is a pale shadow of what it was when it was set up with the intention that should any security forces step out of the law, they would be dealt with by the fellow policemen. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the Government is not taking action to debrief those who have been abducted and released, to establish where exactly they were being held, or determine who was holding them, then the only conclusion you can draw is that the security forces have failed in their mandate. For lack of a better word, they are complicit in the abductions. The circumstantial evidence that avails itself to an inquisitive eye is that our abductions are being conducted either by the police or with the full knowledge of the police command and---"},{"id":1494416,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494416/?format=json","text_counter":133,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cherarkey","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13217,"legal_name":"Cherarkey K Samson","slug":"cherarkey-k-samson"},"content":"On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir."},{"id":1494417,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494417/?format=json","text_counter":134,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" What is the point of order, Senator for Nandi County?"},{"id":1494418,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494418/?format=json","text_counter":135,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cherarkey","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13217,"legal_name":"Cherarkey K Samson","slug":"cherarkey-k-samson"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.105. While I agree that the issue of abductions is a very serious issue in the country, you cannot allow Sen. Okiya Omtatah to get away with what he is saying that the abductions that are happening within the country are either state-sanctioned or police-sanctioned and talk of defunding a unit. Can the Senator of Busia County table evidence to show that there is complicity or the police are tolerating the abductions that are happening currently in the country so that we can move forward? If he can table, then we move forward because he is a litigant. He knows that you do not carry gossip before a court of law. He must substantiate. This is not a market."},{"id":1494419,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494419/?format=json","text_counter":136,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Loud consultations)"},{"id":1494420,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494420/?format=json","text_counter":137,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cherarkey","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13217,"legal_name":"Cherarkey K Samson","slug":"cherarkey-k-samson"},"content":"This is not a marketplace, where you bring the gossip. Mr. Speaker, Sir, can you protect me? This is not a heckling arena."},{"id":1494421,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494421/?format=json","text_counter":138,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Senator for Nandi County, you have made your case, kindly take your seat. Sen. Okiya Omtatah proceed to substantiate your allegations."}]}