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    "id": 511014,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/511014/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "This Bill, in its spirit and intent, aims to take away from us what we have fought for very hard for many years; it will ruin the freedom that we enjoy today. I am quite surprised to hear somebody saying that this Bill is okay when it takes away some of the very rights which are very clearly stated in our own Constitution. I will start with Clause 5(a) of this Bill which takes away the freedom under Article 37 for us to be able to freely assemble, demonstrate and do whatever we want to do. Kenyans will wake up to reality when this Bill passes; they will be told that they can only stay in a certain corner of Nairobi, make the noise that they are going to make in that particular place never to be heard again. This Bill goes further on to gag the media, so that they do not report the reality going on in any part of this country; nobody will be aware of what will be going on. Indeed, this particular Bill says that if I decide to lead a peaceful demonstration through the streets of Nairobi, first of all, I will not be allowed; secondly, if I am allowed, all that needs to be done is for certain gangs of groups of people to be given stones to go and stone some few cars that will be packed in the parking lot, and I will be held responsible for the losses that will arise. It will be a very sad day for Kenya if we pass this Bill."
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