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    "id": 1150382,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1150382/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to comment on this matter. I rise to support this Bill. The issues that Hon. Gikaria is addressing are real. The sections of the law that he is quoting are actually being abused. If you look at them keenly, you may find that they are against the Constitution. For example, you will find young people and women being accused of touting and hawking, yet we are supposed to be promoting a 24-hour economy. Whenever they are found late in the night trying to sell their things, they are arrested. The police resort to charging them with idling, loitering, and touting with the intention to commit a felony. If you look at all these, it is very difficult to even get evidence to protect yourself. It is your word against the police! Some of the young men could just have been enjoying themselves in a dance, but they are picked up by police officers. So, all they are forced to do is to look for money to pay the police officers. We, therefore, cannot accept laws that are being abused in this manner. 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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