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    "id": 718828,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/718828/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 189,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "provides where the coroner finds the cause of death amounting to an offence under the law, the report shall be forwarded to the office of the DPP and the AG for appropriate action. That is why we say Kenya has come of age. We are among the very few countries in the world which are enacting or have this piece of legislation. If, for instance, a prisoner or a suspect dies in Shauri Moyo or Pangani police station, an investigation will be done by the coroner- general. If the report that comes out finds a certain officer culpable or an offence has been committed, then that file is forwarded to the office of the DPP and that of the Inspector-General of Police for appropriate action. Individuals who serve under our security agencies must be accountable for citizens who are under their custody. This is one of the best pieces of legislation that the Jubilee administration under President Uhuru Kenyatta has brought in line with his policy of respecting the rule of law. Nobody has ever done it. Part V provides that investigation be conducted and that particulars be included in the coroner’s report. The reporter cannot say: “Oh, somebody has died in Shauri Moyo Police Station.” The particulars and the conduct of that investigation must be part of the report that will be submitted to the DPP. Clause 24 of the Bill provides that the coroner’s report shall be deemed to be a prima"
}