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    "content": "(iii) Joseph Maina Mwangi (iv) William Gitonga Njau (v) Joseph Thiong’o Njoroge (vi) George Ng’ang’a Thairu (vii) Joseph Ngugi Chege Mr. Speaker, Sir, on receiving news about the killings, I instructed both the Commissioner of Police and the Commandant of the Administration Police to provide information to me on the circumstances surrounding the killing of the seven people. I received conflicting information raging from the fact that the officers in question shot in self defence to the fact that, indeed, there was no such a provocation. Nevertheless, I considered that information unsatisfactory. To that extent, I directed that the seven police officers involved be arrested and interdicted forthwith following investigations. Pursuant to my directive that thorough investigations be carried out, I wish to update the House as follows:- (i) All administration police officers involved were immediately apprehended and are in police custody. The officers in questions are:- 1. Ahmed Mohammed, No.228978, APC 2. Alex Mutisya, No.228992, APC 3. Ahmed Abdalla, No.228213, APC 4. Nelson Too, No.222298, APC 5. Moses Lochichi, No.226518, APC 6. Eric Ebere, No.233608, APC 7. Michael Lewa No.228739, APC (ii) All the suspected administration police officers have recorded statements under inquiry. (iii) The statements have been recorded from 17 other witnesses as of yesterday 15th March, 2010 and the process is ongoing. (iv) The post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death of each of the deceased is being carried out on all the seven bodies, today 16th March, 2010. The post-mortem is being done in the presence of the doctors of the families of the deceased persons. The date of the post- mortem was arranged in consultation with the families of the deceased. The delay in conducting the post-mortem was occasioned by the demand by the family members to be given time to engage their independent doctors and lawyers to witness the exercise and make it as transparent as possible. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the outcome of the post-mortem report, including any bullet heads, which may be traced from the bodies, together with the cartridges collected from the scene of the accident, will assist in the forensic examination of the firearms held by the police at the time of the unfortunate incidents. The firearms have already been submitted to the ballistic expert for examinations. Arrangements have also been made for the suspects to undergo medical examination, which includes the physical condition and state of mind together with their blood samples for the purpose of comparison with the blood traces collected from the scene of the incident and from the bodies during the post- mortem."
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