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    "id": 500496,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. This is another of the constitutional Bills that this House is, indeed, required to pass within the time period that we have given ourselves. I am quite glad that yesterday we dispensed with one and we are here again dispensing with this very important Bill; the Persons Deprived of Liberty Bill, 2014. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, the implementation of this Bill will revolutionise quite a lot; enjoyment of rights by persons who are arrested. The provision of rights to liberty means a person who is put in custody for whatever reason--- Institutions that hold a person have also very clearly under this law been put on notice as to the manner in which they must behave and handle this person. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will go straight to Clause 3 which is under Part II of this Bill. Institutions are required to do a number of things such as ensuring that they maintain a register which shall be used by law enforcing officials to record a person’s details and all that. I say this because sometimes a person is arrested and the reason for arrest is not given. The register must also show the physical condition of the person as at the time of arrest. It is quite a common thing in Kenya to see a person 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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