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    "id": 472854,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/472854/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abass",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2983,
        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute. I want to join my colleagues in thanking hon. Millie for this timely Bill. There has been a lot of injustice in this country. Many Kenyans are suffering with bitterness because of victimization. This Bill will protect the victims’ dignity and take care of victims in different groups; an example is children. One important thing is the mandatory information to the victims. Many people have been victimized without being told why they have been victimized. Institutions that are supposed to take care of victims have also not been helpful. Today, many Kenyans have been injured and disabled permanently because of unjustified victimization. Others have been unjustly kept behind bars due to lack of quick hearing of their cases. Many Kenyans have lost their properties due to lack of hearing of their cases; they have been victimized. As you are aware, legal services in this country are beyond the reach of many Kenyans, who are poor. They are expensive. The proposed Board of Trustees will need to be given some legal representation as part of its facilities. A lot of injustices have taken place in this country, and we need to have restorative justice. This House should compel those who are holding the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report to table it in this House, so that this country can heal and move forward together; all the people who have been victimized should be heard, heal and live without bitterness. We need to reconcile and take responsibility. With those few remarks, I support the Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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