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    "id": 1518875,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Keroche",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely, the deteriorating state of security and delivery of services to the residents of Nakuru County. Nakuru County residents have been left in a state of disbelief, shock, bereavement and helplessness following three separate incidences that have happened over the past one month or so. In the first incidence, a political activist, Mr. Richard Raymond, was brutally murdered on 18th January, 2025, just a few metres from Elburgon Police Station in Molo. On the same day, Mr. Brian Odhiambo mysteriously disappeared from police custody and to date his whereabouts remain unknown. To illustrate how the situation in Nakuru County is moving from bad to worse, there is a case where a seven-month old baby by the name Mercy Chepng’eno, belonging to a deaf couple, was taken to the Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital following a short illness. The baby was admitted but unfortunately died on 2nd February, 2025, in the presence of her father who was taking care of her. The body was moved to the hospital morgue on Sunday evening. However, the father was denied access to the morgue by the attendant, yet he wanted to witness where his late daughter was to be preserved. He then went home to inform his family of the demise of their lovely daughter and they started burial preparations. A few days later, on 6th February, 2025, they went back to the hospital morgue with clothes and a coffin to collect the body of their beloved daughter who was to be laid to rest in Bomet County. After handing over the clothes and the coffin, they were told to wait for two hours to allow for body preparation. Two hours later, they were told that the body was still frozen and the morgue attendant required another two hours. They went back to the morgue after expiry of the two hours only to be informed that the body was missing. That is unbelievable! How could a body go missing from a morgue? When they complained, instead of addressing their concern, the morgue attendant threatened to spray them with formalin, a chemical used to preserve dead bodies. A scuffle ensued and that is when it caught the attention of the medical superintendent in charge of the hospital and he promised to conduct investigations to establish the whereabouts of the body. Sadly, almost two weeks later, the body is yet to be traced. These horrific occurrences sparked anger that resulted in demonstrations by several civil society and human rights organisations, such as Nakuru Organisation for the Deaf Families and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), but, unfortunately, nothing seems to be happening. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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