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    "id": 487493,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/487493/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "(n) the Board on the Power of Mercy and the means to contact the Committee for purposes of giving the perspective of the victim in accordance with Article 133 (4) of the Constitution; and, (o) where an offender is convicted to serve a non-custodial sentence, including community service orders under the Community Service Orders Act, or probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, the area where the offender is likely to serve the term and whether the offender will be in the vicinity of the victim. (b) by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 11- Right to submit information 11A (1) A victim has a right to submit any information for consideration to the- (a) police or prosecution on a decision whether or not to lay a charge, or to appeal or withdrawal; (b) court during plea bargaining, bail hearing and sentencing; (c) Advisory Committee on the Power of Mercy established under the Power of Mercy Act, 2011, on the release or pardon of a convict. (2) Where a victim gives any information to a law enforcement officer, the officer shall inform the victim that- (a) the information shall be ascertained for submission on the court; (b) the victim shall ensure that any information that the victim gives is true; and, (c) the information may be recorded and signed by the victim. (3) The collection of any views from a victim under this section shall not prejudice or delay any proceedings relating to the offence complained of."
}