{"id":716902,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/716902/?format=json","text_counter":734,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":193,"legal_name":"Peter Anyang' Nyong'o","slug":"peter-nyongo"},"content":"Mr. Chairman, Sir, this is a very important issue. In the United States of America (USA), for example, the black people or anybody who was imprisoned lost his right to vote when they came out of prison. Certain states have started amending it and getting rid of that law. It is very unconstitutional, undemocratic and tyrannical to deprive somebody their God given right to choose the people who make those laws that send him to prison just because he is in prison. He should at least be given an opportunity to have a say on those laws. I agree entirely with the proposal by the new amendment."}