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    "id": 1121138,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "operationalize the National Coroners Service Act and the Prevention of Torture Act. These are very progressive pieces of legislation that were enacted by Parliament, but were never operationalized. This was left in the hands of the Attorney General and the CS for National Treasury and Planning. In the course of our hearings we did not get convincing reasons why these two pieces of legislations have not been operationalized. This Committee, therefore, makes recommendations that the Attorney-General, acting with the CS for National Treasury and Planning, should operationalize those two pieces of legislations within a period of two months from the date of adoption of this report. To ensure that we keep track of this recommendation, this Committee recommends that the Office of the Attorney-General and the CS for National Treasury and Planning should file a status report to the Senate within a period of three months. Madam Deputy Speaker, I saw action taken last week on the recommendation that we have made. The Committee recommends the operationalization of the National Coroners Service Act and to fast track the operationalization of an independent forensic analysis laboratory contemplated under the National Coroners Service Act. I saw some news last week that there was a forensic analysis laboratory that was launched by the CS for Interior and Coordination of National Government. I presume that addresses this particular recommendation. We had given a period of six months and requested that the Attorney-General files a status report to the Senate within a period of seven months. Madam Deputy Speaker, another administrative proposal is that the Attorney- General, in consultation with the Inspector-General of Police and witness protection agents, should initiate review of the Witness Protection Act and the Witness Protection Programme with a view to ensure protection of potential witnesses during the investigative stage of cases. We are recommending that investigations be placed under the hands of IPOA and is totally detached from the police unit. This arises from the reports that we received from the IPOA that a number of witnesses get intimidated by the police and they end up not appearing in courts. This should be done by the Office of the Attorney-General within two months. The Attorney-General to file a status report to the Senate within a period of three months."
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