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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I also rise to support this Bill, which is going to become an Act of Parliament that will give effect to Article 29(f) and 51 of the Constitution. I must say that this is a good day for Kenya because ever since we attained Independence, we have not done much in making sure that the people who are arrested are given a fair trial and hearing. I think if our former Vice-President, hon. Moody Awori, is watching debate in this House today, when the NARC Government took over in 2003, he really tried to reform our prisons and cells. But because there was no legislation, there was nothing else to do other than for the Office of the Vice-President to try and reform our institutions. That is why when you look at it today, it has undergone changes. It is not what it used to be. This Bill gives many rights to persons who have been arrested. We must also follow this as Parliamentarians. This House is the one that allocates funding for various institutions in Government. This is one area that we must make sure that there is enough funding, so that we can make this law a reality. Otherwise, it will just be another Act that has been passed and that will be the end of it. I totally agree that the Government of Kenya has been given a lot of responsibility. Sometimes, when the police arrest people, they put them in very inhumane places. It is not because the police want them to be there; it is because the facilities that are good are not there. I hear some people say that we should separate hardcore from petty offenders. It is good to say that. That is what this law wants us to do. But do we 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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