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    "id": 1558264,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1558264/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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    "content": "(1) Whether the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Prison Service (KPS) maintain an updated and publicly accessible register of all arrested persons and inmates who have died while in custody, and if so, provide a comprehensive list of these deaths from 2022 to date, including names, dates, places of death, causes of death and the status of investigations or inquests conducted. (2) The deaths of inmates directly linked to actions or negligence by police officers, prison wardens or other law enforcement personnel and the disciplinary, administrative or legal actions taken against officers found culpable. (3) The adequacy of the legal and institutional mechanisms that currently exist to safeguard the rights and welfare of arrested and detained persons in detention facilities, the independent bodies mandated to investigate these deaths and whether the findings of such investigations are made public. (4) The mechanisms in place for the handling of bodies of persons who die while in police custody, including whether an autopsy is conducted in the presence of families of the deceased persons and the modalities of releasing bodies for burial. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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