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    "id": 1518421,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I want to comment on this idea of people who pose danger to society who are presented before court, are charged and released on bail. Our Constitution is very clear in Article 49 (h) that everybody who is charged before any court of law is intended to be released on bond or bail, unless there are compelling reason. If we have a serial rapist roaming Kajiado County, that should be a compelling reason for any judicial officer not to release that person on bail. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we appeal to our judicial officers to also take into account public interest. Anybody who can do the kind of heinous rape crimes I witnessed in Baringo, where you are raping an 80-year-old, is a danger to society and that person should not be intended to be released on bail or on bond. We know the Judiciary is independent. We cannot direct them on what to do, but they should apply Article 49(h) in a manner that does not pose danger to our women. We want our women to walk free. If you look at our honorable Senators here, beautifully dressed, we do not want them to be at risk of being raped by serial rapists out there. The Judiciary owes us a duty as Kenyans to ensure that people who pose danger to society should have their cases heard while they are in custody. If we do not do that, we will be failing the country. Kindly, give me two minutes to comment on the issue of health. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is before us this afternoon should move us to even adjourn and solely discuss this issue of our doctors committing suicide. How can we witness in one year, two intern doctors have committing suicide? Even in my Law class, I never saw a case where two of my colleagues committed suicide within one year."
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