Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 787805,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/787805/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 450,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
        "slug": "johnson-arthur-sakaja"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The statement sought by Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve was about the circumstances surrounding the death of Mary Natembea. The response tells us of when the murder was reported. It was reported by Albert Otude. He said that he visited a shop rented by Mr. Stanley and his wife Mary Natembea and found the shop locked from inside on 5th February, 2018. On checking, a strong smell was coming from the shop prompting him to report the matter to the police. The scene was visited and it was established that the body of the late Mary Natembea aged 24 years from Lugari, Lumakanda, was hanging from the roof inside the shop. The body was moved to the Webuye Mortuary after which a search was done. Apart from the personal effects, there was a suicide note that explained the reasons as to why she took her life. The note was addressed to the deceased parents stating that she decided to take her life because her husband was forcing her to abort a six months pregnancy and that he had taken everything in the rented shop, including her Kshs 30,000. Investigations were launched and the husband was suspected because of injuries noted on the body. However, a postmortem report that has been done by the Government Pathologist indicates that the deceased died due to asphyxia, as a result of hanging. An Inquest File was opened. The injuries might have been occasioned by a physical fight with the husband who is at large, but efforts are being made to trace him in order to shed more light on what transpired. Copies of the postmortem report are attached. Finally, the Government is sensitizing the public through barazas on the need of solving domestic problems amicably. Perpetuators of Gender Based Violence (GBV) will be arrested and prosecuted promptly when such cases are reported to the police. Children of victims of GBV will be assisted through the Government Safety Net programme and those in need of care and protection will be taken to children’s homes in liaison with the Children Department. In addition to this, the Committee went a step further and engaged the National Police Service (NPS) together with the Kenya Prisons to ensure that the victims of GBV who go to report, especially children, are able to get safe houses within our cells. Those cells are to be designed specifically for the children and they are to get an officer who does not deter victims of GBV from reporting these crimes because of the stigma attached."
}