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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Bill, which was ably presented to the House by the Leader of the Majority Party and seconded by the Member for Kibra. I am sorry, I may be predicting what may happen in future, but I want to wish my dear brother, Hon. Ken Okoth, all the best in Kibra having been voted the best performing Member of Parliament with regard to the application of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) for Kibra. He is a very articulate Member and co-founder of the Human Rights Caucus. He is a young and articulate defender of marginalised communities. I urge the people of Kibra not to look for pedigrees or resources. They should look for one of their own - someone who has grown amongst them – to become a true champion, true light and leader in this country. This country is not known for not having any forms of official torture. We are aware of the dark days of the Nyayo Torture Chambers. This is where many of our gallant soldiers, both male and female, who decided to resist the atrocities of the Nyayo regime were incarcerated, detained without trial and forced to go through so much pain. Some of them suffered permanent disabilities, and families broke up. From the history of our Republic, we know that were it not for such gallant soldiers – some of whom will never be truly celebrated – this country would not have freedom of association, freedom of speech and many other freedoms that we enjoy today. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of torture is germane in our society because it falls under civil and political rights in terms of generation of human rights. All of us would say that, in one way or another, officially or unofficially, have faced cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. As a representative nominated to represent special interest groups, I know for sure that many of the groups of the people I represent here have been marginalised. Some people’s cases have had to seek the attention of this House because of continuous discrimination and marginalisation. These include cases of intersex people, people living with sickle cell aenemia, persons with disabilities in general, and people with albinism in particular, because of the degrading treatment and cruelty that has been perpetrated against them within the East African region. There are many groups of people who have suffered, including women in terms of sexual cruelty, and other groups of people, including those living with the effects of what is known as the “Wagalla Massacre”. Such a Bill is very critical because it seeks to entrench the process that is already provided for in Article 26 of the Constitution that seeks to state that all laws that we have assented to automatically become domesticated by virtue of the passage of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. However, it is very important to have enabling legislation so as to provide for the various aspects that may not be constitutionally provided for. In this law, I do not see what has become very common with the passage of laws in this House where sometimes we pass 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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