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    "id": 1120360,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, I request for a Statement on the arbitrary killings of innocent boda boda riders by the police in Nairobi City County. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 48(1), to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the recent spate of arbitrary killings of innocent boda boda riders across the County of Nairobi, allegedly by rogue police officers. In the Statement, the Committee should address the following: - (1) Explain the circumstances that led to the shooting to death, allegedly by police officers, of two unarmed boda boda riders. That is, Mr. Rabin Ogeto and Mr. Bernard Mabwago, in broad daylight in the course of their duties on Saturday, 25th September, 2021 and Sunday, 26th September, 2021 along Kirinyaga Road and in Kasarani respectively. Madam Deputy Speaker, I offer my condolences to their families. (2) Outline the action that has been taken by the Inspector-General of Police with regard to the arrest and prosecution of the officers involved in the killing of the two bodaboda riders. (3) Explain why cases of extrajudicial killings have continued despite the public outcry and what strategies have been put in place by the Inspector-General of Police to ensure humane, professional and responsible policing. (4) Provide a report from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on how many cases of rogue officers have successfully been prosecuted, including the cases I have brought before the Senate from Kiamaiko and Kasarani of Yassin Moyo and Steve Mwendwa. (5) Give a report of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) on the mitigation measures that have been taken to end this menace of extrajudicial killings by rogue officers and their disregard of the law. (6) Outline the measures the Government has put in place to compensate the families of more than 100 men and women who have fallen victim to extrajudicial killings in the last 15 months. Fifty per cent of these killings have been in Nairobi City County. Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you and hope that this can be resolved speedily. These killings happened on the Saturday and Sunday of this past weekend. There are"
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