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    "id": 809553,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/809553/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Vincent Mogaka",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13508,
        "legal_name": "Vincent Kemosi Mogaka",
        "slug": "vincent-kemosi-mogaka"
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    "content": "The officers from DCI and the general police force, usually pounce on the members of the public and other senior public officers, arrest them, take them to the police stations and keep them in custody throughout the weekend without according them bonds so that they can appear in court the following Monday or the following day and be charged. Article 49(1) provides that an arrested person has the right to be released on bond or bail on reasonable conditions, pending a charge or trial unless they are compelling reasons not to be released on bond. On several instances, there have been directions from above that the suspects who are arrested should remain in police custody until the following Monday. This practice is intended to intimidate and harass innocent Kenyans who are only suspects. They are convicted by keeping them in the police station awaiting trial. In the last one month, we have experienced not less than two Members of Parliament who have been arrested on a Friday and have been kept in police custody till the Monday. One of them is Hon. Innocent Obiri of Bobasi, who was arrested on a Friday and was in custody till Monday. The recent one is Hon. Arama who was arrested in Nakuru and he had to stay in the police cells till Monday. Very early in the morning of Monday at about 5.00 a.m., he was transferred to Nairobi and was charged. We have also had Mr. Charles Ongwae the Managing Director, Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) among many other Kenyans out there who were innocent and cannot speak for themselves. As a House, we have a responsibility to voice our concern and say that this intimidation, and harassment is intended for innocent Kenyans and this House should make a finding that it should be stopped forthwith. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
}