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    "content": "USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE/POLICE BRUTALITY DURING PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION BY UON STUDENTS Pursuant to Standing Order No. 46 (2) (b), I rise to seek a Statement from the Senate Majority Leader regarding the use of excessive force and police brutality during the peaceful demonstration and picketing in the country and in particular during the raid at the University of Nairobi (UoN) on Thursday, 28thSeptember, 2017. In the Statement, the Senate Majority Leader should explain the following: (1) Why the police raided the lecture halls and halls of residence of the UoN during the demonstration by members of the public in the Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday, 28th September, 2017. (2) State who authorized the police to enter into university premises on this eventful day. (3) State the number of students who died or were injured during this raid. (4) Confirm whether the Bill of Rights in the Constitution and in particular the freedom from torture, cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment was violated by the police officers who undertook the raid at the university. (5) The action that would be taken against police officers who will be found to have committed these heinous crimes. (6) The Senate Majority Leader should table the results of the investigation that the Government undertook to carry out in similar incidences in Kisumu, Mathare during the protests after the general elections held on 8th August, 2017 where lives and property were lost. (7) Finally, explain the circumstances that led to the subsequent indefinite closure of the UoN on Tuesday, 3rd October, 2017. That is my first Statement."
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