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    "id": 89740,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/89740/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 188,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware of the alleged wave of armed robberies in Matuu Town. However, I am not aware that the said wave is attributed to recent release from prison of hardcore criminals through Presidential pardon. It should be noted, however, that the regulations for presidential amnesty provide for the release of only petty or minor offenders, who have good conduct and who were convicted to serve sentences not exceeding six months, and reformed offenders who have good conduct and have a balance of nine months to serve. Hardcore criminals are, therefore, completely excluded from consideration for Presidential pardon. (b) The criteria used to award Presidential pardon include the following: All prisoners convicted of petty or minor offences, who are sentenced to serve jail terms of six months or less as at stated date of amnesty, star class prisoners, who are first offenders with a balance of nine months or less to serve as at stated date of amnesty, and ordinary class prisoners, who are called “repeat offenders”, with a balance of nine months or less to serve as at the stated date of amnesty. However, dangerous criminals are ineligible for Presidential amnesty. These include criminals convicted of, amongst these crimes; murder or manslaughter, robbery or attempted robbery, rape or attempted rape, sexual exploitation-related charges, indecent assault, incitement, taking of unlawful oath, arson, corruption, stock theft, possession of firearms or ammunition and drug trafficking. Others include escape or attempted escape from prison, aiding a prisoner to escape, theft of motor vehicle, fraud, membership of unlawful sect, promoting war-like activities, illegal collection of money, unnatural offences, defilement or attempted defilement, incest, causing grievous harm, attempting to cause abortion, concealing birth, infanticide, child theft and abduction or kidnapping, among others. (c) The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs oversees the strict application of the procedure and criteria for award of Presidential amnesty and ensures that only eligible inmates – that is petty offenders, star class offenders and others as indicated above, benefit in accordance with the established regulations. The Ministry has not received any report of re-arrested prisoners following the Presidential pardon. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
}