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    "id": 78800,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk about human dignity, it means that even if you do not like your fellow human being, even if he is a prisoner, even if he has violated any law or has been found guilty by a court of law of competent jurisdiction, he is required to be treated as a human being. What really makes me a little bit ashamed is that in North Eastern Province, there is now a pattern developing. Mr. Gitobu Imanyara knows that we have dealt with many cases. There was a time I used to go to Mandera to do cases and you would find people who have been collected as if they were chartels. In the courtrooms, you would have a District Officer (DC) who would be conducting the proceedings. Everybody in that courtroom would be somebody from upcountry and the accused would be people from North Eastern. I protested at that time that if you have a system of justice that you cannot call your own, then you cannot expect justice. This is really the time for us to reform the police force and our institutions so that if people are conducting even a demonstration, a police officer has no right to beat somebody even if it is not a licensed demonstration. They have no right to beat anybody. In fact, in South Korea, if there is a demonstration you would find more policemen hurt than ordinary citizens. Even for those who are hurt, the State has to give full account in what circumstances they got beaten up. Recently – and I want to say this without any fears – in a little meeting of some Cabinet Ministers, I brought up this issue of the manner in which the police is carrying out their duties, including evictions or the way the Provincial Administration is carrying out certain orders that they are required to enforce. I think if you want to live by the new"
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