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    "id": 1217500,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs regarding the alleged murder by Nyumba Kumi officials in Gategi area in Kirinyaga County. The national Government, through the Executive Order of 2013, introduced the Nyumba Kumi Initiative to institutionalise community policing and enhance security and safety at the basic level of the society. The initiative draws its membership from the general public which includes public officials and the private sector. They were tasked with the oversight of community activities with the view to help the Government address prevalence of crime, insecurity and undertake other development initiatives in the communities. It is unfortunate that on 5th February 2023, two brothers namely Joseph Ndung’u of Identity Card No.25982017 and Kennedy Gitau of Identity Card No.31377497 who were residents of Kiamanyeki Village in Kirinyaga County were brutally murdered at Gategi area on the Kirinyaga-Embu County border. It is alleged that the perpetrators of this heinous act are openly known to be members of the Nyumba Kumi Initiative. It is ironic that the lives of these brothers were lost at the hands of persons who ought to protect them and provide security in the community. Hon. Speaker, it is against this backdrop that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs on the following: 1. Could the Chairperson explain the mechanisms in place to monitor the operations and activities of the Nyumba Kumi Initiative and their officials within their areas of work and steps being taken to ensure that they do not overstep their mandate? 2. What measures have been taken by the Government to expedite investigations into the heinous killings of the two brothers, avert any extra judicial killings of innocent people and curb insecurity in that area? 3. What is the status of investigation into the killing of the two brothers? Have the culprits been arrested? 4. Could the Chairperson outline the steps the Government intends to take to compensate the family of the deceased brothers who were the sole providers of their family? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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