{"id":980206,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/980206/?format=json","text_counter":124,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Halake","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13184,"legal_name":"Abshiro Soka Halake","slug":"abshiro-soka-halake"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Sakaja. I am aware that Sen. Faki raised the issue of extra-judicial killings in the last Session. Nairobi City County is lucky because it has documented the cases of extra-judicial killings. Northern Kenya has had so many cases of extra-judicial killings yet nobody has bothered to document. Article 26 of our Constitution gives everyone the right to life. There are real people with names beyond the statistics on extra-judicial killings. Sen. Sakaja has named some of the victims. The mothers of youths in the informal settings are counting bodies of their children who have fallen victim. A couple of weeks ago, I read the Human Rights Watch Report. I do not remember much of what was in the report but I recall the story of a lady who said that her child came home at 8.00 p.m. and told her, “ Mum unakaa tu hapa and my brother has 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."}