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    "id": 1150367,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "right. A person is free to move anywhere within the country without being harassed by the police. If the police in my constituency and other urban areas arrest you and do not have offences to charge you with, they normally rush to Section 182 of the Penal Code. Nobody loiters these days and as I have said, the Constitution is very clear on this matter. The objective of this Bill is to amend the Penal Code and repeal Section 182 which prescribes the offences of idling and disorderly persons. The law enforcers use this section to harass innocent members of the public. They cite touting to harass matatu operators who are doing genuine business to earn a living. Touting is simply advertisement of a vehicle. I have also been accused of bringing an amendment to allow prostitution, but this is not the case. Most women operating genuine businesses in towns are arrested and because the police do not have anything to charge them with, they use Section 182(a) which describes idle persons as every common prostitute behaving in a disorderly or indecent manner in any public place."
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