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    "id": 1242622,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1242622/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
        "slug": "maanzo-daniel-kitonga"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I want to comment on the matter from Murang’a County. No Kenyan should die in our hospitals simply because there are delays or hospitals in the counties are not prepared to handle emergencies. The health sector should be fully devolved to the counties. On the prisons matter, I thank the Kenya Women Senators Association (KEWOSA) for the action they took. They fundraised and paid some of these fines. When Governor Sonko was a politician, he used to do this quite a lot. He would pay Kshs100,000 fines to free people. What is most important is that 1st June is coming. Ordinarily, the people who have served long sentences should be released by the President through a Presidential Order because that will decongest the prisons. This is because most of the prisoners have served their term and probably learnt their lesson. As a lawyer, you will find many people in the prisons for small things such as misdemeanors and little fines. Most importantly, KEWOSA can press for a Presidential release. I know they have the statistics of all these offences. Then, the President would do the country good. Many people will go back and start their lives in the villages and be useful to their families. We will also save one money that is used to feed and keep them in the prisons. It would also reduce the chances of disease caused by overcrowded prisons. It is important that this House gets seized of the KEMSA matter. The President has done his bit, but I agree with you that the work of the Senate and its Committees must go on. This is because we are able to provide finer details and probably more people will be captured and sent to prison this time not to be released urgently, so that Kenyans can conserve their money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, 3.7---"
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