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    "id": 1045183,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir East, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rashid Kassim",
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        "legal_name": "Rashid Kassim Amin",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the increased incidences of indefinite detention of innocent citizens by Security Agencies in Wajir East Constituency. Hon. Speaker, as a nation, we have recently been disheartened and greatly concerned by reports of members of the public being detained by security agencies under unclear circumstance. The most recent case is the detention of eight residents of Wajir East Constituency, namely, Mr. Jimaale Elmi Salat, Mr. Saleh Muhumed Hassan, Mr. Abdi Bishar Omar, Mr. Bashow Nur Mohamed, Mr. Abdullahi Hussein Elmi, Mr. Abdi Jelle Salat, Mr. Daud Ahmed Muhumed and Mr. Abdi Muhumed Kahin. The eight have been in police custody for the last six months and no charges have been preferred against them. Hon. Speaker, it is on account of the above that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson state why the eight individuals have been detained for the last six months with no charges preferred against them? (ii) What steps is the Government taking to ensure that innocent detainees are released by the security agencies? (iii) What specific action is being taken against security personnel involved in indefinite detention of innocent citizens? I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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