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    "id": 1046678,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "harm, there are already enough laws in place to deal with you. When you destroy property, we already have enough laws in place to deal with you. So, I do not see any additional benefit that this proposed amendment is bringing. Further, when you talk of imprisonment of six years and when it comes to fine it is a Kshs100,000 - the lawyers here would correct me - I think there is a mismatch. An imprisonment of six years cannot be equated to a fine of Kshs100,000. You should have thought of a different amount or a different sentence level. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also want to talk about the proposed amendment under Clause 11B. Where a person is convicted of an offense, the court may throw an order, over and above the sentence imposed, that, the person or organiser compensates the affected person. If today I organise a legal procession, and the term here is “legal”; or I call for a public rally which is lawful and some criminals infiltrate, whose responsibility is it to deal with criminals? It is not the organiser? That is why we pay the police. It is the responsibility of the Government to ensure and maintain law and order in any public gathering, whether it is organised by the Government itself, a Member of Parliament, and a member of the opposition or any other person. I ask my friend that these amendments do not help this country. These are amendments that take this country back and I think you should reconsider it. My friend, Hon. David ole Sankok, has seconded this Bill. How I wish Hon. David ole Sankok participates in an election and runs for an office. You would then feel the pain if you have won an election and it is stolen. You have never participated in any election and lost. Please, try one first before you make judgements. The idea that when people want to gain mileage politically…"
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