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    "content": "The Hon. Senator particularly sought to be informed on:- i) Why the police raided the lecture halls and halls of residence at the University during the demonstration by members of the public in Central Business District (CBD), Nairobi on Thursday, 28th September, 2017. ii) Who authorised the police to enter the university premises. iii) The number of students who died. iv) Whether the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, in particular, freedom from torture, cruelty, inhuman or degrading treatment was violated by the police officers who undertook the raid at the university. v) The actions that will be taken against police officers who will be found to have committed those heinous crimes. vi) Table the results of the investigation that the Government undertook to carry out in similar incidents in Kisumu and Mathare during the protests following the General Election of 8th August, 2017, where lives and property were lost; and vii) The circumstances that led to the subsequent indefinite closure of the university on 3rd October, 2017. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to state as follows:- The Government is not aware that the police raided the lecture halls and halls of residence of the University of Nairobi (UON) during the demonstration by members of the public in the Central Business District (CBD) of Nairobi on Thursday, 28th September, 2017. The Government is, however, aware that the University administration called the police commander and informed him to move in and assist in containing the marauding students who were protesting the arrest of Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Paul Ong’ili alias Babu Owino. I did not know he is called Paul Ong’ili. The students engaged the police officers in running battles for the better part of the day. No complaint has been made to any of the police stations regarding use of excessive force, death or violation of human rights on university students by the police. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to table the results of the investigations that the Government has undertaken on incidents relating to protests in Kisumu and Mathare following the general election of 8th August, 2017. The report indicates the persons who died as follows:- (1) Michael Okoth Okello On 16th October, 2017 at around 9.00 a.m., about 5,000 residents and youths assembled at Kondele in Kisumu and marched towards the IEBC offices, demanding that Chiloba had to resign. Thereafter, the mob returned to Kondele where the Governor of Kisumu County asked them to disperse, but at about 1.30p.m, about 1,500 criminals/hooligans regrouped and ran towards Kondele police station throwing stones. Subsequently, several window glasses of the police station and line were broken. A motor vehicle, Reg. No KBJ 746L, a Toyota station wagon, held at the station as an The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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