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    "id": 1094985,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security concerning the illegal arrest and detention of one Mr. Harun Aydin, a Turkish national and businessperson. Hon. Speaker, on 7th August, 2021, police officers arrested one Mr. Harun Aydin, a Turkish national, at Wilson Airport in Nairobi upon his arrival from a trip to the Republic of Uganda. He was said to have been part of a delegation that included the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. Additionally, he was in possession of a valid three-year Kenyan work permit issued by the Government of Kenya Hon. Speaker, Mr. Aydin was held in detention and in a state of incommunicado where he was denied access to his advocates and officials from the Turkish Embassy who wanted to ascertain his condition and get clarity on the circumstances that led to his arrest. Mr. Aydin was thereafter purportedly released and allowed to travel out of the country on 9th August, 2021. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: a) What are the circumstances that led to the arrest and detention of Mr. Harun Aydin from Saturday, 7th August 2021 to Monday, 9th August 2021 being held beyond the 48 hours stipulated in our laws? b) Why was he denied access to his lawyers and, more importantly, to officials from the Turkish Embassy, his country of origin during this period of his illegal arrest and detention? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}