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    "id": 139209,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, investigations into the incident commenced immediately. On the same day, 5th July at around noon, two suspects namely; Innocent Babu PC No.92221 and APC Simon Mwangi No.220523, both of Lodwar Police Station and Lodwar District Commissioner’s office, respectively were arrested and placed in custody vide Lodwar Police Station No. OB 19/5/7/9. A police case file No.CR822/168/2009 was opened. On the same day, at around 2.00 p.m. members of the Turkana community within Lodwar Town went on the rampage within the town looting and destroying property belonging to members of other communities living within the town. That is the Merus, Kikuyus, Luos, Kambas, Luhyias and Somalis. Both regular and Administration Police officers were deployed to beef up security within the town. The rowdy mobs that appeared to have been incited looted and destroyed 15 business premises before police could contain the situation. Property worth more than Kshs2.5 million was either looted or destroyed between 5th and 6th July, 2009 during the rowdy demonstration by members of the Turkana community. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 8th July, the OCS Lodwar instructed PC Osano Kiema to travel to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital to check on the condition of the complainant and record his statement to enable the police to complete their investigations. When the complainant was requested to record his statement from the"
}