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    "id": 721031,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Anami",
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        "legal_name": "Lisamula Silverse Anami",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank the Member for Kibra, Hon. Okoth, for having brought this Bill to the House and presented it with the articulation that he has done. One of the greatest achievements we have made as a country after Independence is the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Many people, including members of the public, contributed to the Constitution and made reference to torture and instances when Kenyans were dehumanised. There have been instances where Kenyans were dehumanised. We have always said that this is a people’s Constitution. This can be truly a people’s Constitution if we all endeavour to enrich humanity. We can do this through such legislation. I would, therefore, like to submit that this is legislation that has come at the right time and we need to build on it. The kind of torture that Kenyans have gone through and continue to go through, especially in the hands of public officers such Administration Police, chiefs, assistant chiefs and now through the Nyumba Kumi initiative, is bad. I have seen instances where the public gets impatient and opts to mete mob justice on such officers because of the frustration that comes from the system. It is very unfortunate. We should look at such issues holistically. We should put measures in place to enrich humanity in all ways, for instance, in our education system."
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