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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am only giving hon. Nuh and myself as an example. If he commits a traffic offence on his way from Parliament this evening and he is put in Kilimani Police Station--- If this law was in place, he would still communicate with his party leader. He would still communicate with the people in Migori. He would still continue the Okoa Magerer, Okoa Kenya initiatives. The same would apply to me if I committed a crime. I would still support the President from where I am and propagate the Jubilee Manifesto. I would do that even from a police station and convert more police officers to join Jubilee. That is all I am saying. So, there is freedom of belief and the right to education; if you are in custody you must be given access to education. You must be given access to information and freedom from forced labour. Part III of the Bill deals with imprisoned or detained persons. Clause 28 empowers the Cabinet Secretary in charge to take measures to ensure that the institutions in which persons deprived of liberty are held implement appropriate rehabilitation programmes. There will be rehabilitation programmes that the Cabinet Secretary will implement. Part IV of the Bill deals with complaint and disciplinary procedures if somebody complains of being denied various rights that I have mentioned. Clause 29 permits any person deprived of liberty to, on their own or through a representative, lodge a complaint either orally or in writing. This is good. Hon. Nuh I am not threatening you but the law can one day catch up with you. Now that you are going on a very serious journey to Homa Bay for soul searching - serious soul searching and prayers - we are with you. The Jubilee Coalition will pray for you. Part V of the Bill provides for the establishment of a consultative committee on persons deprived of liberty, whose function is to deliberate and make recommendations on matters relating to persons--- This is about a committee that will be formed, and which will be a consultative one. Part VI of the Bill is basically the general provisions. Clause 39 empowers the Cabinet Secretary to make regulations. After this law is passed there will be regulations that will come to Parliament on proper administration of this Act. Clause 34 provides for principle of non-derogation from other laws relating to persons deprived of liberty. I have said all that I could say. It is a Thursday afternoon; we are approaching the weekend. This is a very good law. Those who say that we are part of the third generation, the so called Saba Saba generation, my good friends Paul Muite and Rev. Timothy Njoya, my good friend the former Prime Minister and James Orengo--- Some of us may have been jailed but, unfortunately, we were not born. That is the only reason why some of us were not jailed; we have more strong convictions. They should not be accusing us, including the 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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