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    "id": 1268728,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support the repeal of the Penal Code. We have dealt with traditional and colonial laws that were imposed on us for a long time. It is high time for us, as a country, to sit down and repeal the Penal Code because of our society, the civilization that is coming around and population density. There is the issue of gathering. How do we define some of the issues like “idle and disorderly person?” How do you define such a person in Kenya today? Therefore, I believe it is high time we repealed this bit of the Penal Code. There is the issue of gathering and some of the issues we experienced lately. People can gather and discuss issues because of lack of employment in our country. Our young people gather within a certain village trying to discuss issues or maybe the Bunge la Wananchi that we have in the country. How do you define “being disorderly?” It is high time we supported this Bill to repeal some parts of the Penal Code. We should come up with better laws that will help to facilitate our young people. At the end of the day, people will be lawful in the society. We have also experienced gatherings and maandamano. There is also the part that the Government plays. It should create employment for our young people by supporting industrialization within our society, so that we can deal with what we are defining as being an idler. The Penal Code also talks about “every person causing, procuring or encouraging any person to beg or gather alms.” We must define what is “being idle.” It also says that “every person who is in any public place soliciting for immoral purposes…” We cannot define such terms contained in the Penal Code without coming out clearly and saying either what we are doing to rise against it or help people who are idle within our society. Therefore, I support the Bill."
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