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    "id": 1164018,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1164018/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13216,
        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek for a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations regarding the fatal shooting of Mr. Simon Thuku by officers from the Kenya Coast Guard Services (KCGS) in Karagita area, Naivasha on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Explain the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting of a fisherman; Mr. Simon Thuku, by a KCGS officer in Karagita area of Naivasha while fishing in Lake Naivasha on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022. (2) Clarify whether there exists a shoot-to-kill order on fishermen eking a living from Lake Naivasha, and if so, inform the House who issued the order. (3) State the action taken against KCGS officers who have taken part in the maiming and killing of Kenyans in Naivasha and elsewhere in the country noting that four fishermen have been shot dead in Lake Naivasha since November, 2021; (4) Indicate plans, if any, by the Government to compensate the beneficiaries of persons who have been killed by KCGS officers and compensate persons maimed by hippos or the families of those that have died through drowning while fleeing from the officers. (5) Apprise the Senate on the sensitization forums held, if any, between the KCGS and the Lake Naivasha stakeholders, including fishermen to educate the"
}