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    "id": 101782,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Odhiambo",
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        "legal_name": "Alfred Bwire Odhiambo",
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    "content": "acts at the end, we should punish your criminal acts but not certain activities that do not necessarily amount to criminal acts. Again I would also want to agree with Mr. Wetangula when he says that the Minister has very wide discretions in defining what organized crime is. This again amounts to subverting our human rights as guaranteed under the Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also want to urge the Minister that when we are looking at the amendments, let us also include the issue of coercion of women and children to join organized criminal groups because we know that in Kenya, that has been a big problem especially with the known organized criminal groups that a lot of women and children are coerced into joining that group. There should be a heavier penalty for that. As Mr. Wetangula said, the trend is that now, we provide for minimum sentences; I support that. But the other trend is also that we provide protection for victims. So, in this Bill, could we also have a very specific provision that protects victims of organized crime? I would suggest that the proceeds that may have been received from crime should go into a victim protection fund. Finally, I would also want to add my voice in saying that if you look at the UN convention of 2000, it is much wider and broader than this. Let us think more progressively as a country and let us not just look at the things that have affected us today, but let us look at organized crime very broadly. With those few remarks, I support."
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