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    "id": 920446,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.48(1), I stand to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding challenges faced by ex-prisoners in acquiring certificates of good conduct in our country. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Explain the reasons former prisoners, including those convicted for petty offences are rendered ineligible to acquire a certificate of good conduct until after 20 years from the time they are released from prison even if they have served their term and paid their dues. (2) Establish why despite re-integration being the goal of the Kenya Prison Service (KPS), ex-prisoners cannot be facilitated to access services that would help them to transition into the society and contribute to its development and welfare as law abiding citizens. (3) Outline the measures the Government is putting in place to reduce the period within which criminal records can be expunged from the records; particularly for petty offenses. (4) State the measures that the Government has put in place to ensure that ex- prisoners acquire certificates of good conduct on time to enable them not only to effectively re-integrate into the society, but also to utilize the skills they have acquired while under incarceration. Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I do not wish to execute my Statement, it is really sad. I visited the prisons during the month of Ramadhan and most of the people in prisons are youths. Once incarcerated, even if you pay your dues, you cannot get a certificate of good conduct for the next 20 years. This means that you are totally excluded for the next 20 years from re-integrating into the society. Therefore, I would like the Committee to really look into this issue and see what constitutes an offense that can lock you out of the society generally and out of any livelihood for the next 20 years. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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