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    "id": 986886,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No.1 and Article 21 of the Constitution and this is based on an answer given in the morning by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, and it relates to the implementation of the rights of persons in the country. I had thought of seeking a Statement, but I came in late as the answer was communicated towards the afternoon, and I was not able to get to your office on time. If you will allow me, in the morning, it was communicated that the Ministry of Health had said that the guidelines for handling dead bodies were not followed in the case of Ugenya. This is not just about Ugenya, but ensuring that the rights of Kenyan citizens are upheld and respected during the period of fighting COVID-19. If you will allow me, I want to proceed to request that, through your guidance, as the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security sits, they should check on possible violation of human rights during this period. Could they check on possible violations of human rights during this period, especially how we treat patients or suspected patients, how we treat those we quarantine, how we treat the families of the people and how the police behave when they arrest such people? You have seen on television how the police arrest people. They never put on masks. They put 10 people in a single van. They have no tools with which to protect themselves. These are issues I wanted to raise so that we can ensure that they are taken care of. Under Article 21 of the Constitution, and on the rights of citizens under Article 28, including things like dignity, these are arbitrarily violated by security personnel. People’s cultures must be respected. We have not suspended the Constitution."
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