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    "id": 1092651,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1092651/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to make a few comments. I will slightly differ with my colleagues. Everyone has a right to Petition this House and we should accept every form of Petition. When we look at the Petition, we will be able to understand where the problem is. I have had the opportunity to look at the Petition that was sent to the Clerk of this Senate. From it, I can attest that the petitioner is a frustrated investigator. In fact, he says that the investigation agencies in Kenya are frustrated because of the freedom that is given to the accused people. He has said that the victims are never considered. I will be brief because my colleagues have almost given the direction in which this Petition should take. I want to appeal to the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights to look at the Petitioner’s written Petition, look at what makes it difficult for the criminal investigators to perform their duties and ways in which we can correct them. I agree with the petitioner that we, as a Parliament, need to review the Penal Code. The Penal Code violates the Bill of Rights. We should not condemn the petitioner or make certain insinuations. We should not ask to throw out the Petition. Instead, we should look at the salient issues and go deeper into them. We should assist where we can and tell him of the areas that we cannot assist."
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