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    "id": 1568904,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1568904/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": "Appeal ruling directed the registrar and the county surveyor to implement their terms of consent within 30 days. On 28th, the fateful day, during a planned demarcation of the land in question, a confrontation ensued between members of the public, land officers, and the police. In the process, five lives were unfortunately lost, several people including police and land officers were injured and six vehicles were torched. On the use of lethal and non-lethal force, police officers are guided by national laws, National Police Service Standing Orders and international human rights standards. Generally, the use of force is expected to be proportional to the threat posed, necessary under the circumstances, and accountable under the law. No individual or institution explicitly authorises the use of live ammunition against an unarmed citizen. However, officers are trained and empowered to assess the situation and respond appropriately in real time. Live ammunition is regarded as a last resort, a force only to be used when an officer or another individual faces an imminent threat to life or serious injury, when non-lethal options have failed or are deemed insufficient to neutralise a lethal threat. The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is currently investigating the incident. Any police officer found culpable will be dealt with according with the law. As the investigation gets underway, we have taken administrative measures and redeployed all police officers in the sub-county, including the Sub-County Police Commander, the Sub-County Criminal Investigation Officer, Officer Commanding Station (OCS) and Deputy County Commissioner (DCC)."
}