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    "id": 500544,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/500544/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2535,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "“A person deprived of liberty shall, at all times, be treated in a humane manner and with respect for their inherent human dignity.” I totally agree with that. However, the fine of Kshs200,000 that is put there should be amended to be between Kshs500,000 and Kshs1,000,000 during the Third Reading. This will ensure that people are serious on those particular issues. Subject to Articles 50 and 51 of the Constitution, any person who has been arrested and held in lawful custody in relation to any criminal proceedings is entitled to the due process of the law. We should also follow that because, sometimes, a person is arrested and he or she cannot afford the services of a lawyer. Can we afford to make sure that the Government hires enough lawyers who can represent those who have been arrested? Sometimes, a person is arrested and put in jail and all his property and money is taken away. When that person is released, the police cannot give him back his properties. Those police officers can really be brutal. So, I think we have put there that an institution that is holding an arrested person shall maintain a receipt-book of all the things that, that person had when he or she entered that particular jail. With those very few remarks, I support this Bill. I think we need many amendments because this document looks very good in paper. But is it applicable in Kenya? Thank you."
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