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    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yet again, I am humbled by the enormous interest that hon. Members have shown in this very fundamental Commission. I particularly want to talk to hon. Wetangula, hon. Namwamba, hon. Mungatana and hon. Shebesh. I want to assure you that it is when I do not show passion that I am most passionate. This is a very fundamental Commission. In fact, it will be recalled that we proposed, as a Ministry, the setting up of this Commission not just because His Excellency the President on 23rd March, 2011 said we would be enacting the law, but because of the enormous amount of complaints that my Ministry continues to receive, complaints which do not require going to the police, the Chief Justice or the Attorney-General, but they are complaints nevertheless. Some of them, in fact, cause enormous pain to our citizens. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I totally agree that during the Committee Stage, I will support amendments, and bring some amendments myself to ensure that the headquarters of this particular Commission is not located in Nairobi, and that it has branches in all counties in the country, because its functions will be very important. I also want to assure hon. Members that I am going to address the issue of enforcement. We are going to introduce amendments to the Bill to ensure that whenever reports are filed and any recommendations made, the person to whom recommendations are made must act and, where necessary, require that the enforcement of that recommendation can be done in a court of law. I have also heard hon. Shebesh on the experience required, of 15 years. I sincerely agree with her that we need to reduce this in order to also attract the youth. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the enormous amount of work that this House has, and since people have spoken openly, I beg to move."
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