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    "id": 500529,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/500529/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Abass",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2983,
        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "That includes legal representation that they can afford so that they are able to be represented. Even if they are petty offenders, they are innocent until they are proven guilty. Another issue is medical care. We have big prisons such as Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. But medical care is wanting. We need to review the budgetary issues. Some people stay in custody or prison for almost 40 years and by the time they are leaving, they do not have anything to use for Matatu fare to get home. When somebody is imprisoned for a long time, we should put them into productive work where they can contribute to the economy. As they are working, they should be informed that they are getting a certain amount of money by using their skills on a daily or monthly basis. They should know what they are earning so that, by the time they are leaving prisons to go back to their homes, they can travel well and join their families. I was watching television recently about somebody who was walking home from Athi River Prison. He had stayed there for about 30 years and the guy was walking from prison. Honestly, as a State guest, that is not right, even if somebody has been condemned and taken to jail. He or she deserves better treatment. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, most of our people who have been deprived of their liberty for a long time cannot integrate well in the community. They have been denied liberties. The community disowns them. Others have their farms taken away. Even their wives get inherited. When they are taken home, they should be given the kind of rehabilitation where they can be part of the community. I think there should be a special programme to accommodate and rehabilitate those people when they get out of prison. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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