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    "id": 990513,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Paul Koinange",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Koinange",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to state as follows. Mr. Peter Gachago Gacheru was taken to Saraya Medical Centre on 3rd April 2020 by a good Samaritan after he had sustained injuries. However, he succumbed to the injuries on the same night. The post-mortem report indicated that the deceased died as a result of injuries sustained at the back of the head. The Government is, however, not aware that police officers deployed to maintain law and order on the material date used excessive force. The case is still under investigation. The death was reported to Kabete Police Station subsequently. The Office of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) immediately commenced investigations into the death. The Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) is also conducting a parallel investigation into the death. Once the investigations are concluded, the file will be forwarded to the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for appropriate action and advice. However, the Government has no plans to compensate the family unless by order of court with competent jurisdiction. The Government has taken elaborate measures in ensuring that the security officers do not use excessive force when executing their mandates. These, among others, include: a. All officers of the National Police Service are conversant with provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the National Police Service in regard to conditions as to the use of force while in due execution of their duties. b. The National Police Service Commission has been spearheading a wide range of police reforms which are aimed at transforming the institution into a service which will serve the public in accordance with the law. c. Police officers have been introduced to various forms of training; including training on human rights and public relations. d. The Service has adapted a multi-agency approach in crime management which has had a positive impact in service delivery and efficiency. e. Independent bodies such as Independent Policing Oversight Authority and Kenya National Human Rights Commission have been established to check on the excesses of the Service with individual officers who have been found to have abused their powers and mandate taken to court for prosecution. Hon. Deputy Speaker, with your permission, I want to report that, for the last two weeks, we have visited 15 police stations in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. I assure this House that police officers are doing their best not to harass the public. We had only a few cases where they have been reported to IPOA."
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