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    "id": 1265685,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lungalunga, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chiforomodo Mangale",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to thank Hon. Gikaria for his timely presentation of the amendment. The Penal Code has been misused for long. This code is oppressive, outdated and draconian. The people of Kenya have been twisted round and round, and being told they are loitering. Going by this Penal Code, it is as if working in Kenya at your own time is a crime. It is disturbing to see Kenyans being terrorised by the so-called police and courts. They are arrested over very simple issues and their time wasted by being taken round the courts, and at the end of it all, they are fined for nothing. I do not think it is right for someone found in the streets to be considered a criminal without any reason. I want to cite live examples from where I come from, Lungalunga Constituency. We have the Border Patrol Unit which harasses people when they are doing their daily work. When they meet Tanzanians going on with their businesses, they ask them to produce their identifications, and when they do, they are told they are selling charcoal illegally. When they prove otherwise, they are accused of something else. This amendment has come at the right time so that we can free our people out of these so-called law enforcers and courts. We yearn to see freedom and so, we are supporting the amendment. If we do not do away with it, we can improve on it so that Kenyans can live freely in their country and not work in fear. When they see the police, they should treat them as friends and not enemies. We want to be friends with them, but it all depends on the approval of this amendment, through this House. I support this amendment. 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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