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    "id": 1034534,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1034534/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Theuri",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Theuri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have Public Petition No. 43 of 2020 regarding training and skills acquisition by prisoners. I, the undersigned, on behalf of incarcerated inmates in the Republic of Kenya draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Father Grol’s Welfare Trust is a non-governmental organisation whose aim is to promote the dignity of prisoners by enhancing collaborative efforts towards their rehabilitation and re-integration into the community by strengthening their capacity for quality life solutions; THAT, the Trust trains and educates officers working in prisons to appreciate and uphold prisoners’ rights, and was instrumental in successfully lobbying for their right to education, including the right of prisoners to sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations; THAT, the Trust equips prisoners with technical skills such as carpentry, masonry, welding and knitting for women, which helps them make the most out of their time in incarceration; THAT, for over 17 years, the Government of Kenya has supported this initiative by paying fees to the relevant examination bodies which has resulted to thousands of former prisoners graduating and eventually running their own businesses upon their release from prison; THAT, the Government has unfortunately completely withdrawn funding of prisoners’ grade tests thereby dealing a major setback to the success of that training programme and now warders in the workshops have been left handicapped, while inmates are no longer motivated to get trained or to undertake grade tests in prison; THAT, efforts to address this matter with relevant authorities have not borne much fruit; THAT, the matter in respect of which this petition is made is not pending before any court of law or constitutional body. 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."
}