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    "id": 1242552,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibwana",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights regarding early release of inmates convicted of minor offenses. In the Statement, the Committee should - (1) Indicate the capacity of Kenya’s prisons vis-a-vis the number of persons currently incarcerated. (2) Clarify whether the treatment and living conditions of vulnerable persons in prisons, that is women and children, conforms to international standards and human rights guidelines, and whether they have access to education, health services, and other basic human rights. (3) State the number of persons, by gender and age, incarcerated for minor offences with jail sentences of less than three years, including those unable to pay fines, further disclosing the annual cost of maintaining such inmates vis-a-vis any fines they ought to have paid. (4) Indicate the rehabilitation programmes undertaken in prisons and the consequent recidivism rates for individuals with minor offences, drawing comparisons with other jurisdictions with successful rehabilitation programmes. (5) Assess whether the Government and the inmates would benefit from early release of minor offenders, and whether there would be need to change the current legal framework to allow for such release."
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