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    "id": 1046649,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruiru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Simon King’ara",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13468,
        "legal_name": "Simon Nganga Kingara",
        "slug": "simon-nganga-kingara-2"
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    "content": " To be read a Second Time. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for the guidance. The Public Order Act (Cap 56) is amended in section 5 by inserting the following new sub- sections immediately after sub-section (11). Hon. Deputy Speaker, allow me to quote. “(11A) a person who while at a public meeting or public procession causes grievous harm, damage to property or loss of earnings, shall be liable upon conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings, or both.” Sub-section 11B seeks to amend and reads as follows: (11B) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (11A), the court may order over and above the sentence imposed, that the person or the organizer compensates the affected persons on such terms as the court may deem proper to grant” The purpose of this Bill is to amend the same section to provide that people who go to demonstrations or picketing are liable. This is especially when opportunists take advantage and follow suit, maybe causing unnecessary harm even if they were not involved in the same demonstration. 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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