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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is quite clear that the initial reaction of the residents was spontaneous but thereafter with this admission by the District Security Intelligence Committee, they mobilised the residents. It clearly shows that all the murders that happened after the initial spate of violence were actually being encouraged by the State security agencies instead of them investigating, taking charge of the situation and ensuring that there is security for all, they mobilised the residents to rise against one another. As a result, even if we were to take only the numbers provided by the Committee which they got from the police, who are the culprits in this case, killing of 26 people, then you add the 29 massacred at Gathaithi, then you add one who was massacred by the vigilantes the next morning, it totals to 56 as opposed to the 73 that I gave. The death of 56 Kenyans is not a trivial matter. The burning of 54 houses, which is the number the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security gave, it is a shame upon our law enforcement agencies. Before the problem could escalate to 54 houses being burnt and 56 people dead, were the police asleep? I still believe that if the matter had not been raised in this House, the killings would be going on unabated. I still believe that there is unwillingness on the part of the police and the Government to be honest about the actual number of people dead. They know the actual number but they try to say that it is from other causes, although they know that it is violent-related to this incident. We have since had a few incidences of people cut with pangas related to the same violence. However, I must admit the security and normalcy is slowing returning. While supporting the adoption of this Report, I would urge the Minister to take this report very seriously and to ensure that they restore security, not only in Kirinyanga, but also elsewhere in the Republic. It is idle for the Government to accuse Members of Parliament from Central Province of not condemning illegal gangs."
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