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"content": "(Prof. Saitoti): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is, indeed, true that on 11th November, 2009, hon. Martha Karua, the Member of Parliament for Gichugu rose on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from me on the rising insecurity in Nairobi and countrywide, especially in view of the recent incidents. She also wanted to know about the circumstances surrounding the death of the late Mr. Gitau Njuguna. With regard to the killing of Mr. Gitau, it is, indeed, true that he was gunned down on 5th November, 2005 at 4.15 p.m. along Luthuli Avenue. The late Gitau was killed by two unknown persons after a heated argument. The two were walking with him along Luthuli Avenue talking and, it appeared as if the argument arose after which they shot him at close range. There are indications, and we are checking on that, that the victim may have known his assailants quite well, given the fact that they were walking together and they were involved in an argument. Following the killings, the police immediately launched investigations into the murder. We are following crucial leads that may lead into the arrest of the killers. However, I want to lay emphasis here that it was only yesterday that I impressed upon the police that they have to show me the results of the investigations. They have informed me that, indeed, that they have some leads that may lead them to get closer to the people who were involved. It is not true, as reported in the media, that Luthuli Avenue is covered by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. There are no such cameras on that particular road. On the other hand, it is true that there have been some cases of murder in the recent past arising out of normal incidents of crime in the country. However, I have no information and I will check with the police, as I said much earlier, about the existence of executions of civilians in the country. I also want to inform this House that every killing is treated as a murder and investigations are carried out in accordance with the law. I also wish to confirm to hon. Members, as I said here, that Kwekwe --- I do not have to go into that because I have already given an undertaking to cover this matter again tomorrow. Indeed, hon. Waititu has agreed to avail to me information on the identity of members of Kwekwe, which I want to get. On the issue of kidnapping, there have been 20 such cases which have been reported in Nairobi since January, 2009, and seven have been successfully investigated. In four of the cases, the accused were arraigned in court, while in three cases, the victims were rescued with no arrests made. In four cases, the victims were released without paying any ransom while in five cases, the victims were released after paying ransom. Unfortunately, one victim of kidnapping was found murdered while, in three cases, the victims involved are still missing. Police are investigating the unresolved three cases to ensure that the suspects are arrested and arraigned in a court of law. In a nutshell, there"
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