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    "id": 503917,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "in making sure that they do their legislative duty without fear or favour. Today, we are finishing the Second Reading of the three constitutional Bills that we gave an extension. In summary, the principal object of this Bill was to give effect to Article 29(f) and Article 51 of the Constitution, more so the Chapter on the Bill of Rights by providing the rights of persons deprived of liberty. Persons deprived of liberty in our country since Independence have suffered. That is why the new Constitution gave powers under these two Articles 29(f) and 51 for Parliament in its wisdom to legislate a constitutional Bill to create a framework that for generations to come and for posterity, these persons deprived of their liberty must be protected under a certain framework of legislation. In a nutshell, this Bill talks about the constitutional and fundamental rights that must be given to persons deprived of their liberty, humane and dignified treatment. Despite being either in prisons or in police stations that will not make them forsake their human and dignified life. So, they must be given humane and dignified treatment. Very fundamental in this Bill is the keeping of records or receipt book for all arrested persons. This will help even in our rural areas where in the chief’s camp the Administration Police can arrest people and keep them with no records or Occurrence Book. This Bill, when it comes into effect, will create that. It talks about how people should be searched. People will agree with me that when a police officer searches a female, it contravenes the cultural, religious and gender rights. This Bill is very clear."
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