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    "id": 306849,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Trade",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have heard a lot of opinions, both out and in this House. I have tried to read the Bill very carefully, with the eye and mind of a lawyer. I have also looked at the Constitution and not found any provision that contravenes it. They could be weak provisions, but I have not found any provision that contravenes the Constitution. Like the Attorney General said, it is a start and we can always progressively improve as we go along. There is not a single law anywhere in the world that is legislated and cast in stone. Law itself is dynamic; constantly shifting depending on the exigencies and interest of the society of the day. This law is not any different. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to urge Kenyans to be consistent. Offenders of yesterday are the ones shouting the loudest today. This is a country where our memories are thin. One philosopher said that it is like the memories of baboons. They will open a stone, see a snake, fall and then stand up and open the same stone and see the same snake. We have many Kenyans who have transgressed, offended the public and caused problems, but will still speak differently. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, integrity cannot be compromised. This country needs the best, but in doing so, we must not stretch the law to ridiculous levels. The law must be reasonable, sensible and apply to society in a manner that makes society better. When we were crafting the new Constitution, we described and rightly so, prisons as correctional services. This means that a young Kenyan who offends the law, is prosecuted, jailed and corrected, surely, should not be barred from aspiring for anything else in life. Why are we correcting people? Why do we have correctional services? Those who belong to the Christian religion, like me, know that the greatest disciple of Jesus, Paul, killed people before he became a disciple and yet, he is the foundation of"
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