00:00Prime Minister Kamala Pissot-Bissasa says government will not accept amendments from the nine independent senators.
00:07She made the comments ahead of the procurement bill's passage through the Senate,
00:11maintaining her position over the independent bench's recent votes on government legislation.
00:18Pissot-Bissasa said, quote,
00:19It is my opinion. They exhibited a demonic hatred for law-abiding citizens.
00:25They could bray all day and night in the Senate, but it will not make a difference to a single
00:30piece of legislation again.
00:32Going forward, they will sit in the Senate for days and be relegated to uselessness.
00:36We will never take amendments from people who voted to protect murderers, rapists, and child molesters.
00:42If they want to create legislation, they should fight the elections, end quote.
00:47The Prime Minister also rejected a characterization of her previous comments about the independent senators,
00:52saying she wants to be quoted accurately.
00:56Meanwhile, she is promising progress on police infrastructure,
00:59saying 10 police posts are expected to come on stream in October, with a remainder expected before year's end.
01:07And as the government prepares to proclaim the special operations legislation,
01:11the Prime Minister says its impact will be measured against the country's murder rate.
01:16She says the murder toll currently stands at about 260,
01:19and the government wants the figure to remain below last year's total.
01:24Pissot-Bissasa also says gang-related murders have declined,
01:28while attributing 100 of the year's killings to altercations involving ordinary citizens.
