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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the fate of Ms. Margaret Nduta Macharia, a Kenyan citizen who has been sentenced to death in Vietnam over a drug-trafficking offence. In the Statement, I request the Committee to address the following- (1) The measures being taken by the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs to ensure that Ms. Macharia receives fair legal representation abroad and to explore the possibility of her repatriation to Kenya to face trial under our judicial system. (2) Efforts being made to plead for clemency and on humanitarian grounds to have Ms. Macharia's death sentence commuted to life imprisonment or an alternative penalty and whether diplomatic negotiations are underway to facilitate her repatriation to Kenya, so that she may serve her sentence within our justice system. (3) Number of Kenyan citizens currently incarcerated abroad, specifically the nature of the charges they face and detail the diplomatic efforts being undertaken to safeguard their rights and welfare. (4) Security lapses at Kenyan airports, particularly the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), regarding the trafficking of prohibited substances from"
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