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    "id": 975168,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Yes, I agree that there are issues that need to be resolved as far the police force is concerned because they too need to have better services. At the same time, we cannot and must not combine the two issues. These are two separate issues that should not in any way lead to one justifying the other. It seems that many youth are falling victim to these extrajudicial killings in Nairobi City and Mombasa County. We heard that sometimes a police lorry drives around picking up youth in slums and they disappear. Eventually, they are found somewhere dead. Madam Temporary Speaker, what was even more shocking is that the family of the deceased is forced to pay Kshs3,000 for every bullet that is retrieved from the body of the victim. When we talk of extrajudicial killings, we are talking of police on the other end. They have pumped bullets into the youth, the murder investigations commence and the family of this person is forced to pay Kshs3,000 per bullet for the forensics to proceed. It is crazy, inexcusable and does not make sense. As Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud has said, when we run around talking about the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) from morning to evening, I also believe and agree that maybe we need to be looking at these more serious issues. Maybe we should even use that money to fund some of these issues. I am talking about issues like a victim’s family paying for forensics and the murder was committed under the hands of a police officer. Clearly, our priorities are completely lopsided. I believe there is a lot that can be done. There are also many gaps in the law as well. IPOA pointed out some of the laws that came into existence back in 2017, but they have not been operationalised. There is a lot that needs to be done. One of the major ones they talked about is the National Coroners Service Act, 2017 that they said would help make it easier for them. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are gaps in the law as well as enforcement. Ultimately, we must come up with solutions and interventions that will be necessary so that we decisively handle the issues of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. As a Committee, we look forward to going around the country. We will begin in Nairobi City County in the next few weeks and then proceed to northern and coastal parts of Kenya. I am sure we will see and hear more so that we figure out what is going on. Thereafter, we can determine what interventions need to be put in place so that these insane terrible affronts to the Constitution can stop."
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