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    "id": 877719,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/877719/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13216,
        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "We, the undersigned, citizens of the Republic of Kenya and residents of Nakuru County, draw the attention of the Senate to the following- (1) THAT, on the night of 6th February, 2019, officials from the Nakuru County Government rounded up 41 street children from Nakuru Town, held them in detention and, later that night, drove them into Chemasusu Forest in Baringo County, where they dropped them off in groups of fours and fives, each group approximately a kilometer apart; (2) THAT, the said street children were ferried to Chemasusu Forest using two county government registered vehicles; that is, KBR 801U and KBR 803U, driven by Mr. Joram Mbugua and Mr. Paul Musili, respectively; (3) THAT, while being rounded up, detained and ferried to Chemasusu Forest, the children were violently manhandled by the County Government officials and some lost their belongings in the process; (4) THAT, while 36 of the street children were recovered and returned to Nakuru, five of the children are still missing and unaccounted for; (5) THAT, since the said incident, the County Government officials have embarked on an elaborate scheme to defeat justice for the street children, including by bribing and intimidating potential witnesses. The Police officers in Nakuru have also failed to take action despite a formal complaint being lodged, under OB/No.67/7/2/2019, and evidence presented to them; (6) THAT, the actions of the Nakuru County Government officials were in blatant violation of the Constitution, the Children Act, and international treaties and conventions that Kenya is a party to regarding the protection and care of children; (7) THAT, we have made the best efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities, including the Children’s Department in Nakuru and the National Police Service, all of which have failed to give a satisfactory response; (8) THAT, none of these issues raised in this Petition is pending in any court of Law, constitutional or any other legal body."
}