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    "id": 1220579,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1220579/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Murango",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13585,
        "legal_name": "Murango James Kamau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on the status of investigations into the death of Mr. Kennedy Njoroge and Mr. Ndung’u Njoroge in Mwea Subcounty. In the Statement, the Committee should - (1) Inform the Senate of the circumstances leading to the deaths of the two brothers; Mr. Kennedy Njoroge and Mr. Ndung’u Njoroge, that occurred in Mwea Sub- County on 14th February, 2023. (2) Appraise the senate of the state of investigations into the deaths of the two brothers, stating how many suspects have been arrested and when they will be arraigned in court to face charges. (3) Explain why the Government failed to provide security during the burial of the two victims at Kiamanyeki Village, which was disrupted by local residents and mourners who carted away caskets containing the bodies of the two brothers and dumped the caskets at the local police station in protest over the killings. (4) Outline measures, if any, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration has taken to address the rising tensions at the Embu/Kirinyaga border where the deaths occurred. I thank you."
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