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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waweru",
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        "legal_name": "Dennis Kariuki Waweru",
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    "content": "Another benefit of this Bill is that we are going to have a family day where people in prison are able to access their families and have quality time, especially mothers of those in prison. The third reason why I feel it is a good Bill is because it will take care of mothers who are imprisoned with children. That child deserves to get a decent upbringing because he has nothing to do with the crime that was committed by the mother. They also need to get basic needs like clothing, good diet, health care and other necessary facilities accorded to children under four years. The other reason why I support this Bill is because it makes provision for people with disability. If you visit our hospitals and other facilities countrywide, you will notice that there has been some provision for people living with disabilities. It is time for our prisons to provide such facilities. Under Section 27, family day is another reason why I am supporting this Bill. When you are imprisoned, it does not mean that you have been condemned beyond salvage. One of the reasons why people are taken to prison is for punishment purposes. Secondly, it is a form of deterrent so that people do not commit such crimes. The other reason is for protection of the public among other reasons. The most important reason among all is to rehabilitate prisoners so that they become responsible citizens who can contribute to our development. As we put these people away, we should ensure that once they are out of those facilities, they become better and more respectable citizens who can contribute to national building. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before I wind up I know we have been having quite a number of issues in our police stations. You notice we have been getting people put in together in these facilities sometimes in total disregard of gender and age. You find ladies and men being put together in very small congested facilities. I think this Bill is about correction of that situation and making sure that even if somebody has been put in, we are able to give them decent and respectable facilities."
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