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    "id": 716901,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I wish to support this amendment. I have had the privilege of serving in this House as a Vice-Chairperson of a Select Committee that was meant to look at the laws relating to prisons and borstal institutions. This was a Committee which was ably chaired by Sen. Dullo. When we went round the prisons and detention facilities, there was clear concern that the laws in place did not take into account the right of prisoners to vote. Perhaps, this can be cured by that typo because it previously said “abroad prisons.” However, it is now very clear that even persons in prisons will have regulations that relate to them. During public participation, the Council of Governors (CoGs), through Governor Mruttu, gave us the account of prisoners in Manyani. The statistics that we got during the work of that Select Committee was that out of the 52,000 persons that are held in detention facilities in Kenya, close to two-thirds of them are in remand. They have not been sentenced. Therefore, we should not deny these Kenyans the right to vote. This read alongside 44(a), we should ensure that voting in these prisons is electronic. Otherwise, people will be intimidated to vote for a particular line because that is the only way they will be assured to get their ugali and beans rations for the day. I support."
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