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    "id": 1265674,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ibrahim Saney",
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    "content": "Hustlers should move and work to make a living 24/7 without any interruption. Unless one is a thug or an armed robber, any Kenyan is free to move for 24 hours as we look forward to a 24-hour working economy without any restrictions. Nobody should impose restrictions on any Kenyan on their movement and the work they do as long as it is within the framework of our laws. These kinds of penalties in our penal code contribute to the backlog of cases the Judiciary faces. It contributes to congestion in our correctional services. People are put behind bars over the weekend, some with trumped up charges. This is uncalled for. It is draconian and unacceptable. It is a belated amendment and should have been introduced a long time ago. It is not only limited to this aspect as suggested by my colleague, Hon. Gikaria. We need to do much more to the Penal Code. I do not know why they talk of prostitution. In law, prostitution is not illegal yet they say living on earnings from prostitution is an illegality. I do not know what that means in English. It is playing around with our minds. If prostitution is not illegal, how come earnings from prostitution are illegal in the Penal Code. We need to harmonise our laws so that they are in consonance with the spirits of our Constitution and in order for us to decipher what they really mean. Prostitution cannot be illegal on one hand and legal in some other aspects. Without much ado, I support my colleague by saying that such laws breed corruption and paint our National Police Service in bad light. This Bill should be supported by all Members. I ask my colleague, Hon. Gikaria, that in as much as he has no legal background, and I know he is an accountant, it is wonderful to see him bring such an amendment Bill which has serious legal implications. He should go further and amend what is offensive, unfriendly and infringes on the rights and freedoms of Kenyans. 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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