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"speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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"content": "A post-mortem examination conducted on 20th March 2025 at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Eldoret, confirmed that Sydney Vugigi died due to head trauma caused by a blunt object. The case is pending before the Court. On the second question, the death of Sydney Vugigi provoked outrage among residents who blamed Victor Ashibira, a 42-year-old Luhya male and a community policing chairman of Nzoia Division, for the assault that led to his demise. Approximately 100 irate members of the community gathered and made a procession toward Ashibira's homestead with the intent to kill him and his family before setting his house on fire. Police officers from Likuyani sub- county swiftly responded to the scene to contain the situation. Upon arrival, the police attempted to engage the crowd through dialogue. However, the situation escalated as the mob grew more violent, hurling stones at the police officers to prevent them from protecting the targeted family. In an attempt to disperse the hostile crowd, the officers fired blank rounds, but they were quickly overwhelmed. Reinforcements from Moi’s Bridge Police Station were called in successfully, facilitating the evacuation of Ashibira and his family. The evacuation further agitated the crowd, which then turned its aggression toward the officers, injuring several in the process. Additionally, four brick houses were torched, and the enraged mob looted property of unknown value belonging to Ashibira and his family. During the altercation, police officers fired both blank and live rounds and multiple tear gas canisters. As a result, two female adults, Sarah Boaz, 21, and Dorcas Naliaka, 25, sustained fatal injuries. Several government vehicles were also damaged in the chaos, including a Matunda Police Station Ford Ranger, registration number GKB 149Y, which sustained a smashed windscreen and damaged doors; an Administration Police Service (APS) Likuyani Land Cruiser, which sustained a smashed windscreen and dented driver's door; and the Likuyani Deputy County Commissioner’s Land Cruiser, registration GKA 041H, which sustained a shattered windscreen and a dented passenger's door. The injured police officers were taken to various hospitals, treated and later discharged in stable condition. The bodies of the deceased were taken to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Mortuary in Eldoret, where post-mortem examination was conducted. Investigations into the fatal injuries of Sarah Boaz and Dorcas are ongoing, led by the Kakamega County Criminal Investigation Officer. Additionally, all firearms issued to the officers on duty that day, which were used during the incident, have been collected for ballistic analysis at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Forensic Laboratory, where the results are still pending. Upon conclusion of the investigations, officers who will be found culpable of any offence related to the unfortunate fatal killing of the deceased persons will be arraigned in Court to face appropriate charges. Regarding the third question, on prevention of use of live ammunition during demonstrations and promoting the adoption of alternative non-lethal methods of crowd control, the National Police Service (NPS) has put measures in place with the aim of minimising the use of live ammunition while ensuring effective crowd management, safeguarding both public safety and the right of demonstration. These include policy and legal framework, training and capacity building …,"
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