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    "id": 1076011,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Limuru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Mwathi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 104,
        "legal_name": "Peter Mungai Mwathi",
        "slug": "peter-mwathi"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Member for Teso North, Hon. Oku Kaunya, requested for a statement on the killing of Mr. Ezekiel Odera by a police officer in Teso North Constituency. The Member particularly sought to be informed on the following: 1. Whether the police officer responsible for killing Mr. Odera had been arrested and arraigned in court. 2. The specific compensation that the government would accord his family in light of the fact that he was the breadwinner and an innocent victim of police recklessness. 3. The specific procedures that police officers are expected to follow in ensuring adherence to Covid-19 protocols and in other aspects of routine patrol in order to avoid unnecessary tension and confrontations with members of the public. 4. The immediate action the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government is taking to transfer police officers who have served at stations in Teso North for more than three years. The reply is as follows: On 27th November 2020, a team of officers from Malaba Police Station, while carrying out a crackdown on illicit brews within Malaba township roadblock area were attacked by rowdy members of the public, who started pelting them with stones in an attempt to rescue suspects who had been arrested by the police. One of the officers fired in the air using his official Ceska pistol serial number G8047 to disperse the rowdy crowd. However, it was later discovered that a stray bullet hit Mr. Ezekiel Odera, aged 20 years, and he succumbed to injuries at Kocholio Sub-County Hospital, while undergoing treatment. The Officer No. 77490, Corporal Henry Mwaura, was arrested immediately after the incident was reported and was later arraigned before Busia Law Court. The officer was charged with murder contrary to Section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code vide Criminal Case No. 962/228/2020 and Court File No. 1043/2020. The Ministry has no vote to cater for compensation of victims. However, the family may seek for compensation through a civil court process. Police officers, whilst effecting arrests, are required to adhere to the Ministry of Health Covid-19 protocols, which provide that: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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