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    "id": 576480,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/576480/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this petition. As my colleagues who have spoken before me have said, this is a weighty issue. As Hon. Sakaja has said, it is wider than just education. There are cases of Muslim students who are not allowed to put on hijabs, which their religion allows, or to put on a long dress, which is what the religion says. This petition addresses Article 19 of our Constitution on rights and fundamental freedoms. As we know, the Akorino religion is one of the oldest faiths in the Republic of Kenya. The youngsters who go to schools or colleges actually do not go and get converted there. They are actually members of that belief before they join high schools. Further to that, the freedom of conscience, religion, belief and opinion is being violated in contravention to Article 32 of the Constitution by denying them the right of putting on their traditional regalia in those schools. I beg to support. 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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