{"id":720975,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/720975/?format=json","text_counter":570,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Okoth","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":12482,"legal_name":"Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth","slug":"kenneth-odhiambo-okoth"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there should be adequate compensation and rehabilitation. A person who commits an offence is jailed or fined. The money paid as fine goes to the State while the victim of the crime gets nothing. However, Clause 17 of this Bill is very clear on the kind of support and remedies that victims of crime must get. Finally, to our law enforcement officers, the law that we are proposing here is very clear. According to the Constitution, there are no exceptional circumstances to justify torture, not even an “order from above.” An order from a superior officer will not be an excuse for committing 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."}