§ 89. Dr. Strossasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give orders that a post mortem examination shall be made and an inquest held in every case following the death of a prisoner in Kenya whether an inmate of a camp for detainees or held in a prison.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydUnder Section 386 of the Criminal Procedure Code, when any person, whether a prisoner or a detainee, dies while in the custody of a prisons officer, the nearest magistrate is required to hold an inquiry into the cause of death. He is also given discretion to order a post mortem examination to be held.