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    "id": 975184,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/975184/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to support the Statement by the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. This is an important Report that has been prepared by the Committee to which I am a Member. The reasons I stand to support are, first, Article 2(5) the Kenya Constitution, 2010 provides that international law shall form part of the Kenyan law. Secondly, Article 2 (6) provides that all ratified conventions and treaties are part of the Kenyan law. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have ratified many human rights conventions that have now become part of international customary law. Therefore, when police officers are involved in torture, forced disappearance and arbitrary execution of innocent civilians, we are not only violating Kenyan law, but also international law, which is part of the Kenyan law. Therefore, the net effect of this Statement is to compel the Senate to oversight the police and ensure that young people are not killed arbitrarily."
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