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    "id": 1276529,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Changamwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omar Mwinyi",
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    "content": "use alternative dispute resolution methods so that we do not have simple cases that can be sorted out by village elders ending up in court and perhaps leading to imprisonment. Hon. Temporary Speaker, when addressing this challenge, I want to give an example of a philanthropist in Mombasa by the name Hasu or famously known as Mombasa Cement. He feeds between 3,000 and 5 000 people in a day. If such a person can undertake such an activity, I believe the Government can do even better than that. Perhaps using the same administration, where we have chiefs and village elders, something can be done so that in case a parent is imprisoned, funding can be in place to make sure their children are well taken care of. I would also urge that judges and magistrates should sometimes also take time to visit the prisons and interview prisoners so that they can review their cases to make sure that those whose cases are found to be of lesser criminal activities are released to go and join their families so that they can provide the much-needed guidance to their children. We live in difficult times today where even getting money for daily sustenance is a challenge. If a mother is incarcerated for six months, it poses a big challenge to the young children who are left behind, and who are important to this nation. We believe that a nation is built by its young people. We look forward to such children growing into proper and responsible adults. I urge this House and the Government to take this Motion seriously and ensure that funds are set aside for families which find themselves in this situation as well as all the areas that we have addressed."
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