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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "We need to streamline some of these things as mentioned by some of my colleagues. Some of these laws are colonial, but are still being used to date. Cases like these should be looked at. There is a time I was called by a relative of somebody who had been arrested. We went to see the person, but no mistake had been done. There was no offence at all. We should get rid of some of these colonial penal codes so that we can have clean penal codes. If somebody is accused and even if it is not a lawyer, they cannot misinterpret the codes. Penal codes should be understood by even people who do not know the law of this country. In my view, as we move forward, Hon. Gikaria should have a meeting with stakeholders so as to look at specific penal codes that have been misused, particularly by police officers and administrators like chiefs and assistant chiefs. They are the ones who have information on those who have committed offences, and it is just a laughing matter when you get into the details. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to state that I support this Motion. We look forward to the Penal Code to be amended so that we can scrutinise areas that are ambiguous, and those that you cannot make head or tail of for the current situation. I support. 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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