Renewal of mandate of Select Committee on treatment of prisoners and detained persons

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THAT, aware that the Senate resolved to establish a select Committee comprising eleven (11) Senators to inquire into the policy and legislation on the treatment of prisoners and detained persons in correctional facilities in Kenya on 22nd October, 2015; APPRECIATING, that the mandate of the Select Committee lapsed and the Senate extended the same for forty five days on 7th April, 2016; REGRETTING, that due to heavy workload and sheer magnitude of the assignment, the Committee is yet to table its report in the House and requires more time to conduct a further and thorough inquiry into the subject matter of its mandate; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves to renew the mandate of the Committee by a further period of thirty (30) days to enable it conclude its work and table its report in the House.