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    "id": 720041,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chumel",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Chumel Moroto",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support this Bill. In fact, mine is just to urge this House to be careful in the Third Reading when making amendments or passing the Bill as it is. This is because Kenya is not where it was before when people were tortured at Nyayo House and other places. It comes at a time when this torture has stopped and Kenyans passed the new Constitution. It is clear when you read the Constitution on how arrests and other issues should be tackled. Of late, I have seen like we are almost going back to where we were. In fact, the earlier torture was better because it only targeted the senior people who tried to interfere with Government systems. Now, it is going to the people down there. In the daily newspapers you will read about three young brothers who were tortured to death and their bodies dumped in the forest. Who did this? Investigations say that these people were arrested by the police and this is not a new thing. It is not only the three who have been tortured to death by the police but there are others. My Committee is following up on an issue. Last week, there were some farmers who were protesting against their land being taken by a senior person somewhere. They protested in front of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and were not given attention but at night they were picked by the police and arrested. In the morning they were found in the forest alive although with some injuries. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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