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    "id": 1604217,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1604217/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also join my colleagues to condemn the killing of Albert Ojwang’, who was a young teacher. I would like to send condolences to the people of Homa Bay County, and Taita Taveta County where he was teaching, and to his parents because he was the only child. It is unfortunate that he had to die in a police cell. I do not know if the police are aware that there is a law that was passed in 2019 called the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, that if anybody abuses you on the social media platforms, you can report, take them to court and charge them. So, there was no need to kill this innocent young man. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my opinion, it is time for the National Police Service to put Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTV) in the cells because we have lost many people in the cells and there is no record to show what could have happened. The National Assembly needs to allocate some resources to the NPS, so that all our cells in the country have CCTVs, so that there will be no excuse to say that somebody committed suicide. The autopsy report is already out, and the pathologists have said that Albert did not die because of self-inflicted injuries. This was basically done by the police officers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate and that should not happen in a democracy like Kenya. We have a very progressive Constitution, and such incidences should not happen. Thank you."
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