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"content": "The Constitution 2010 is globally celebrated because of the Bill of Rights, which is believed to be progressive. However, if Kenyans will continue to live in fear in their own land, then this Government has failed big time in its cardinal responsibility of protecting the lives of its citizens. Madam Deputy Speaker, some of the people whose disappearance and eventual murder have been reported, include Thomas Ochieng who had an eatery in Kisumu. He had left work to meet a person who had called him on phone about two weeks ago. He was optimistic that he would strike a business deal. The 41-year-old father of five commonly known as ‘Chuks’ confided in his friends that the caller wanted him to provide catering services for his 40 guests for three days. Mr. Ochieng hired a boda boda rider to take him to a hotel in Milimani, where he was to meet the guest. Later, he went to a night club in the Central Business District and parted ways after agreeing to seal the deal the following morning. The following day at 8.00 a.m., Mr. Ochieng left his house to meet the clients. His family and workers were looking forward to seeing him later in the day; little did they know that Mr. Ochieng had joined the statistics of people who have mysteriously gone missing, only to be found brutally murdered days later. Madam Deputy Speaker, the mysterious disappearance of people in the region has caused immense panic to Kisumu residents, considering that no suspects have been arrested. Several people have gone missing, including a teacher and his driver, who are yet to be found. About three days after Mr. Ochieng’s disappearance, his body was found lying at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary with deep cuts and some body parts missing. The body was taken to the mortuary by Kenya Coast Guard Service (KCGS) officers after they recovered it from Lake Victoria. The family of the deceased is pleading for justice, but they are not alone in this quest. A few metres from their home, the family of a teacher who was also brutally murdered and dumped in a sewerage lagoon is yet to come to terms with his death. The decomposing body of Mr. Joseph Onyango was found floating in a sewerage pond a few days after he mysteriously went missing from his home. The body had deep cuts and the family suspects that he was tortured before he was murdered. I understand that he was the sole bread winner and his murder has completely destroyed the lives of those who depended on him. Mr. Onyango was a primary school teacher in Nyakach Sub-County. Madam Deputy Speaker, in the past one month, three cases of people who have gone missing only to be found murdered have been reported in the region. Other cases have been reported since the year began, including the brutal murder of a 42-year-old Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) worker in Riat. Caren Anyango’s body was found in a pool of blood in an office block, where she worked as a support staff and caretaker for Community Initiative Action Group (CIAG-K) and Transparency International (TI). To date, no suspects have been arrested. Another case is that of a nurse, Mr. Ferdinand Ongeri, 40 years old, who was abducted by unknown people at Riat Dispensary. His body was later found dumped in a forest in Nandi, several kilometres away. A post-mortem report indicated that he died due to excessive bleeding, after his throat was slit and mouth slashed with a sharp object. 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."
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