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    "id": 1265692,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Let me congratulate our colleague for recommending this amendment to the Penal Code. In the past, there has been a lot of harassment from police officers. We are yet to see the police being a service. We are yet to see them being friendly to the people and serving them. A statute like this in the Penal Code gives police officers strength and the mandate to keep on harassing the people of Kenya. We expect police officers to be friendly, lead our people and try to educate them on what they are supposed to do. Instead, we see a lot of harassment. We know that the cost of living is very high and consequently, everyone is trying to fend for themselves. People try to ensure that their families get unga at the end of the day. The boda boda and the mama mbogas work hard, but get very little which is not enough for a meal for a day yet the police harass them on very flimsy excuses. They want to be bribed with money that is higher than what they earn in a particular day. That is very frustrating and that is why we need to get rid of these old laws which contribute to the harassment of our people. That is why I congratulate my colleague, Hon. Gikaria. This is the right time to look at other laws in the Penal Code and amend them to rhyme with the time. We should also be careful not to let our security be compromised. We need security and we also need our people to be orderly. In safeguarding our people against harassment as they do their work freely and move in Kenya freely, we should also be careful to ensure that there is no compromise on security. Other people can also take advantage and go against the law. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support. There should always be proof if one is arrested by the police on why they have been arrested. Sometimes they are arrested and in the Occurrence Book something else is indicated, which is very different from the reason you have been arrested. I support the Bill and congratulate my colleague."
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