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    "content": "(Prof. Saitoti): Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, maybe, it is good that I try to respond to what hon. Karua has raised because it is fairly substantive. First of all, it is not true that the police have been involved in the exercise of escorting vigilantes to attack the suspected Mungiki elements. The position is very clear that anybody who commits a crime; be he or she a Mungiki suspect or a vigilante, is dealt with mercilessly. That message has gone down very clearly to the police department. That is the directive that I have actually given to them. I would want evidence given of a police officer who is actually seen in the company of vigilantes as they commit crimes because that is not the case. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, at the same time, we would want to be given evidence of the police officers who stood there witnessing when the vigilantes were killing Mungiki suspects. We do not know of any. If there was such a police officer who did precisely so, furnish us with that information and we will deal with him according to the law. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is allegation that the vigilantes are extorting money from the Mungiki suspects and then sharing the proceeds with people in the Government. Once again, we would want to know who those in the Government receiving that money are. Let us not mention names of people here because of immunity of Parliament. We will deal with them as criminals if they are involved in criminal activities."
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