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    "id": 28139,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/28139/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wambugu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 149,
        "legal_name": "Clement Muchiri Wambugu",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also stand to support this Bill. I think this is one of the most important statutes that we are going to have in this country, after a long time. I echo the sentiments of the Member of Parliament for Naivasha, who has just spoken; sometimes you find that most of the people who are serving sentences in jail, even today, ended up there not because they intended to be there, but because there was a mistake somewhere. It is because of our court procedures these days that they end up in some of those places, and they cannot get themselves out. Through the statute we are enacting, our people will have a chance of appealing for mercy, so that they do not spend all their lives in jail because of nothing. The Minister must have done a lot of research, which enabled him to come up with this Bill. I congratulate him. There is also the panel that has been proposed to be formed. As I said earlier, we need to have proper guidelines for very high qualifications and the courses those going to sit on that panel will need to attend before they can take up some of the responsibilities. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the document has been very well set out, and very well explained. As you might have noticed, we might not have very many Members of Parliament to contribute to this Bill because it is very well set out. With those very few words, I beg to support."
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