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"content": "remain in hospitals across the country, nursing wounds inflicted by the police, while many families are mourning their loved ones felled by the bullets fired by the very officers who ought to protect them from harm. This includes children who had nothing to do with the political duels or protests in the country. The Constitution of Kenya is explicit on the standards of managing protests and the behaviour portrayed so far by the Police Service is actually contrary to the Constitution. For instance, it baffles any reasonable man’s thought why the police would resort to firing live bullets at peaceful protestors. The Constitution guarantees the citizens their fundamental rights and freedoms and clearly states that such rights may not be limited. To that extent, Article 25 (a) of the Constitution provides that despite any other provision therein, rights such as freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment shall not be limited. Article 26 of the Constitution further provides that every person has a right to life and such a right shall not be deprived intentionally. In line with this provision is the right to human dignity to be upheld, contrary to Article 28 of the Constitution. When the Police clobber women, who do not even seem to be involved in the demonstrations and shoot children who have not played a role in the political duel in this country, it leaves one wondering what has really become of our beloved nation and its organs. In their actions over the last four months, the Police have degraded and contravened the provisions of Article 29 of this Constitution. Article 29 of the Constitution guarantees every person the freedom and security, including the right not to be subjected to any form of violence from either public or private sources, torture in any manner, whether physical or psychological; corporal punishment, treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner. Unfortunately, whenever the police perpetrate these injustices, they do it with open bias to the current Government, hence denying the demonstrators their rights as manifested in the Constitution. Article 32 (3) of the Constitution provides the public with the right not to be denied access to any institution, employment or facility, or the enjoyment of any right, because of the person’s belief or religion. When the police blocked Kenyans from accessing Uhuru Park and refused NASA supporters from entering Jacaranda Grounds, was this not in utter violation of this Constitution? The freedom of expression is also guaranteed by the said Constitution. This House ought to revisit certain provisions of the Public Order Act that contradict the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Thomas Odhiambo Okul, 26 years old, died after he was shot by the Police in an alley right outside the gate of his house. Bernard Okoth Odongo Odoyo, a carpenter aged 25 years old and Victor Okoth Obondo, 24 years old, close friends who lived near each other, were both shot in the back in Mathare on 13th August, 2017, while trying to flee from the police and died instantly. Raphael Ayieko, aged 17 years old and his close friends and neighbours, Previul Ochieng’ Ameso, 18 years old, and Shaddy Omondi Juma, 18 years old, were shot dead by police in Baba Dogo on 11th August, 2017. Michael Okoth Okello was also shot by the police in Kondele, Kisumu, on 16th October, 2017. Worst of all, baby Samantha Pendo was killed by the Police on 11th August, 2017. George Odhiambo Odha left his house to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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