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    "id": 555491,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/555491/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill has come at the right time. I have a family that has been coming to me concerning somebody who is now in Malaysia, and has been sentenced to death. More so, the family cannot even access the child. The story is that the child was not actually the one who was on the wrong, but her classmate. She had gone for studies and did not know that she was staying with a wrong person. That girl has been sentenced to death as we speak now. The family has come to me and, basically, I do not know what to do. Therefore, I am hoping and praying that this Bill will be passed as soon as possible, so that I may be able to save that girl’s life. I am told that the girl she was staying with was actually dealing in drugs. It is a very moving story. The innocent girl, just because of her association with a friend from this country and Nigeria, is now in trouble. The girl who was actually peddling the drugs has disappeared. You can see how an innocent person can be killed or hanged just because of the law. I hope this comes at the right time. I hope it can be fast-tracked so that it can be passed and assented to by His Excellency the President. We can then use the Act to save that particular soul that is so innocent. I am so moved by the incident. The other thing is that imprisonment should not be treated as punishment. It should be deterrent – a way of correcting somebody. I agree with the former speakers who have said that when one is sentenced to prison, it does not mean he or she is being punished. It is just to correct him. Therefore, I quite agree that we should be able to bring back prisoners to our country. 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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