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    "id": 1122088,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve)",
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    "content": "As Kenyans and legislators, we need to investigate and establish the causes of extrajudicial disappearances and killings. Unless we know the cause, it is not possible to bring the curve of extrajudicial killings down in this country. I commend the report by Sen. Omogeni and his group. They came up with a very elaborate report. They were able to interact with a number of agencies that are keen on issues of extrajudicial killings and how to bring that to a stop. They met the Human Rights Agenda (HURIA), Amnesty International, Haki Africa, Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) and Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization. There is empirical evidence that extrajudicial killings have been taking place. Madam Deputy Speaker, the Committee was able to talk to the affected families. There is an example of Mohamed Khalifa whose son was going to buy watermelon and never returned back home. He disappeared and there was evidence he was picked by about five police officers who had walkie-talkies. That was the end of him. Even though there are witnesses, up to now the police have not been brought to book. Another example is that of Meja who is also a resident of Bamburi. His son was dropping visitors and never returned back home. That was the end of him. He just went like that. There is a case of Farah Abdi, who just disappeared like that. You can imagine what these families are going through. The Committee was able to meet the families of those who are affected, it came out clearly that these families are going through difficult economic times. If the breadwinner is jailed or disappears without returning home, there is school fees to be paid. Such a family has lost a breadwinner, there is no one to pay school fees meaning the children will not go to school and also there is no one to provide food on the table. The children end up being economically affected. They will suffer from hunger yet we are gearing towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which state that everyone should be free from hunger. We must ensure that we are also adhering to the Constitution, Article 43 on Social Economic Rights states that everyone has a right. Every child has a right to go to school. It is unfortunate and painful when a child does not go to school simply because the parents have been shot by the police or are in police cells. Madam Deputy Speaker, as I talk about the issue of Wamalwa in Lugari, his children are not going to school because he is in prison. The family does not know what to do. They want to sell their land. At this particular time, who has the money to buy"
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