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    "id": 479093,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I want from the outset to declare that I will be opposing this amendment Bill on specific grounds. However, my main concern is the matter of the amendment proposed in the Criminal Procedure Code. Hon. Speaker, in my view, after the right to life one other important right is the right to liberty. When one is denied bail what in effect it means is that one’s freedom or liberty has been curtailed. Even in the very draconian old Constitution that we fought so hard to bring down, the only situation where one would be denied bail or bond was when one was charged with what were then called capital offences which included murder, robbery with violence and treason. Those were the only cases where one would be denied bail or bond and, therefore, it only goes a long way to emphasise the fact that the right to liberty and freedom is so important and cardinal that even the old Constitution recognized it to an extent. Hon. Speaker, this new Constitution that we have and currently enjoy has very express provisions. Indeed, Article 49(1)(h) is so clear that any ordinary person reading it would understand that you do not just deny one bail or bond on grounds that cannot stand the test of time. 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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