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    "id": 1593495,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to second the Motion as moved by the Senate Majority Leader; the suspension of our debate, to listen to and interrogate the Cabinet Secretary in charge of security, the Chairperson of the NPSC, the Chairperson of IPOA and the Inspector General of Police on matters insecurity and specifically, the murder of Albert Omondi Ojwang’. One person that is glued on their television this morning is the father of Albert. We have an opportunity that perhaps he does not have. Whatever it is that you are going to do when those officers appear before us, we must know that our first responsibility is to get him answers; who killed his son and why. If we can achieve that within the first 20 or 30 minutes, we will begin the process of closure for a father who is mourning his son. There are school children in Taita Taveta County who are glued on their televisions waiting to know who killed their teacher and why. This is a very heavy assignment that we have today. All of us must rise to the occasion and transact this matter in the most objective way that we can ever do. Make sure that we get answers for Kenyans, the family, relatives and friends of Albert. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, there is an aspect in this incident that we need to get clarity on. Those of us who have interacted with the NPS, know that there is always this operational tiff between officers of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the regular police officers. The DCI officers do not have cells of their own, so they arrest whoever they arrest and book them in police station cells. Were the officers that arrested Albert, from the regular police or the DCI Department? When they arrested him, was Nairobi Central Police Station the first destination in Nairobi or is it possible that this young man was tortured and beaten up almost to death in a different place and then brought to the station? These are important questions for us to ask, so that we direct and assign responsibility where it belongs. I associate myself fully with the comments of the Senate Majority Leader in relation to the DIG, Mr. Eliud Lagat, who is also known to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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