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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Shakeel",
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Bill in general, although there are many questions about specifics. Before I say anything, I am privileged and humbled that I had the opportunity of rubbing shoulders and meeting those heroes who have fought for human rights. We have seen them and we saw how they suffered. We have seen hon. Orengo, Dr. Khalwale, you and many others. I wonder whether I can even begin to put myself on the bottom of the last page in this aspect. What they have done and the Constitution that we have given to this country, we have the privilege of being part of. There are questions being raised, such as: If the Bill of Rights had been there earlier, would we have suffered or not? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say very clearly today that I come from an area that was denied its rights and was suppressed. We were not given anything and even as late as 2007, 87 Luo youths were shot dead like dogs. In Luo Nyanza, Kisumu, used to be the crown of this Republic. However, due to previous wrongs, this position was reversed. I wish I was able to turn back the clock; I would have liked to see this Constitution at that time. We fought for the Constitution and we are very pleased that it is here. When I read the Constitution in part 5, it clearly talks about the Kenya Human Rights and Equality Commission. When I read the Bill that has been presented, it talks about the Kenya Human Rights Commission Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were in Mombasa, where we were taken through not only The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Bill but also The National Gender and Equality Commission Bill. What came out very clearly then was that the new Constitution, which we will protect with our lives, says, at Article 59(4):- “59(4) Parliament shall enact legislation to give full effect to this Part, and any such legislation may restructure the commission into two or more separate commissions”."
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