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    "id": 975070,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "As Senators will recall, during the Sitting of the Senate held on Thursday, 20th February, 2020, the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Sakaja, issued a Statement under Standing Order 47(1), on the extrajudicial killings of young Kenyans in Nairobi City County. This followed the shooting, earlier that week, of Mr. Daniel Mburu, a bodaboda operator in Embakasi, Nairobi, who was shot at the Mama Lucy Hospital after rushing to the hospital a young girl who had been rescued from drowning in Korogocho River. At the time, I provided an update on the inquiry which the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights was undertaking on extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in Kenya. I undertook to provide a status report on the matter within two weeks. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, extrajudicial killings refers to the arbitrary deprivation of life by government authorities or individuals, without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process. These executions include deaths resulting from torture or ill-treatment in prison or detention and death resulting from enforced disappearances or excessive use of force by law-enforcement officials among others. Enforced disappearance is defined in the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from enforced disappearance as “arrests, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State, persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which place such a person outside the protection of the law.” Article 26 of the Constitution guarantees every Kenyan the right to life. It specifically states that a person shall not be deprived of life intentionally. The Constitution in Article 48 further requires the State to ensure access to justice for all persons. Article 49 sets out the rights of arrested persons. It grants to every person the right to a fair hearing, including the right to be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. Article 51 of the Constitution further sets out the rights of persons detained, held in custody or imprisoned. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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