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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want, on behalf of the families of the suspects, to now formally request the Minister for legal assistance. That is because he said that the families should request. I have been speaking to their wives and I now formally request for that. I would want the Minister to confirm that it will now be given. I would also like to request the Minister, since he has said that it was a Government decision--- Extradition should be through a judicial process. Anything out of that is a rendition and it is illegal. I just want to know what concrete steps the Government has taken in view of the unfriendly acts by a fellow East African State of denying those suspects lawyers. First of all, they turned away lawyer Mureithi. They also detained a human rights activist, Al Amin Kimathi, when he went to see the suspects. Today, at Entebbe Airport, they have turned back a lawyer, a Commissioner of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, who is a Government officer by the way. That is because he works for a Government body. They have turned away several other people. I would like the Minister to know that Ismail Abubakar is unwell. Therefore, I would like to ask the Minister to check on his health and the health of the others. He should tell us what concrete steps the Government is taking. They first appeared in court in September and no plea or trial has been undertaken. The Government of Uganda appears not to have any evidence and they are detaining them while evidence is being âmanufacturedâ."
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