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    "content": "Every person has the right to freedom and security of the person, which includes the right not to be— ( a ) deprived of freedom arbitrarily or without just cause; ( b ) detained without trial, except during a state of emergency, in which case the detention is subject to Article 58; ( c ) subjected to any form of violence from either public or private sources.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if there was a time in this country we used to have corporal punishment. We used to constantly whip our prisoners every evening. This has been done away with although it does exist in certain pockets. I am happy that the penal institutions particularly the prisons have been quite progressive and thanks to particularly, the former Vice-President, Moody Awori, who was the father of freedom reforms in this country. He transformed our prisons fundamentally to a point where I remember he received criticism from people even in the trade unions, like Mr. Francis Atwoli who once asked: “How can you fix televisions for prisoners?” I think life does not stop. Most of these people are under a transformative process. We are also told not to subject them to torture in any manner whether physical or The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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