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    "id": 555483,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gaichuhie",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 17,
        "legal_name": "Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support the Transfer of Prisoners Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 25 of 2014). At the outset, I support this Bill. I know that there are prisoners who are languishing in jails outside this country. They suffer a lot and that has caused a lot of suffering to their family members. This Bill that seeks to transfer such prisoners from foreign countries back home is a welcome move. It will enable Kenyans who are in prisons in foreign countries to come back and enjoy the kind of life they are used to in their homeland though not in freedom, but in prison. I support the Bill because it stipulates that one has to ask for consent to be transferred. There are some people who may be in prisons outside this country, but who would not wish to come back to Kenya because of the state of our prisons. This Bill gives one the authority to consent whether he or she wants to come back or remain wherever they are. There are hardcore criminals, just like my friend has stated. But the Attorney- General has the authority to refuse such prisoners to come back home. This Bill is taking care of all that. When Kenyans are imprisoned out there and the conditions are tougher, they suffer twice. In some areas, there is a lot of discrimination – like in most Arab countries. They discriminate against the blacks and when they are in prison, they suffer quite a lot. This will Bill gives the prisoner the right to choose whether to come back or not. It is a Bill that should be passed very fast and, as the Leader of the Majority has said, there are many Kenyan prisoners out there who want to come back home and continue to serve their terms here in Kenya. The Bill does not say that once a prisoner comes back to his motherland, his term will be shortened. The prisoner will continue to serve for the rest of his jail term. It also provides that once the prisoner is in Kenya, he can be pardoned by the President. When 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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