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    "id": 323733,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/323733/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Khang’ati",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 42,
        "legal_name": "Alfred Khang'ati",
        "slug": "alfred-khangati"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware of the death of Mr. Martin Kamau Miring’u which occurred on 4th July 2012 while undergoing treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret while under police guard. The circumstances surrounding his death are that on the night of 20th/21st June, 2012 within Eldoret Town, he was arrested with a Mr. Antony Njoroge for the offence of being drunk and disorderly. During the arrest, Mr. Miring’u became violent and attempted to flee. Unfortunately, he stumbled and fell on a wooden post. He was re-arrested and, together with Antony Njoroge, they were both escorted to Eldoret Police Station where they were placed in custody at about 3.45 a.m. In the morning of 21st June, 2012, he collapsed and was taken to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital where he passed on as earlier indicated. I am not aware of any form of torture meted against the deceased by police officers as alleged, either during or after the arrest. (b) After the postmortem was conducted on 10th July, 2012, the cause of death was determined to be hypostatic pneumonia in a comatose patient due to head injury through blunt force trauma and sharp force trauma. Further, it was noted that there was hemorrhage on the left partial region and subdural and mild sub-node hemorrhage on the same side. This is indicative of previous injuries on the part of the deceased and I wish to table a copy of the postmortem report."
}