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    "id": 1609067,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In response to the request for a statement sought by the Member for Kirinyaga Central, Hon. Joseph Gitari, on the security situation in Kirinyaga, I state as follows: On 4th January 2025, Stacy Nyakio Kinyua, 13, a Grade Seven pupil, was reported missing by her aunt at Kerugoya Police Station, vide Occurrence Book (OB) No.29/04/01/2025 at around 2.30 p.m. Her body was discovered three hours later in a coffee plantation near her home in Kibingo, following a search led by relatives, friends and the area chief. Preliminary investigations indicated signs of sexual assault and strangulation. A post- mortem confirmed the cause of death as hypoxia due to suffocation/strangulation following an assault. Forensic samples including swabs and fingernail scrapings were submitted to the Government Chemist for analysis. The case remains under active investigation with efforts underway to identify and apprehend the suspects. On 3rd January 2025, William Mbogo and his wife, Joyce Wangu Mbogo, were attacked by three armed assailants at around 2115 hours after closing their M-pesa shop at Block Area shopping centre in Kerugoya Town. Mr Mbogo sustained a gunshot wound to the right hand while Mrs Mbogo suffered serious head injuries. They were initially treated at ACK Mt. Kenya Hospital and later transferred to Kerugoya Medical Centre where Mr Mbogo was admitted for one week and Mrs Mbogo for one month. They are currently recovering at home and the incident was reported at Karaini Police Station vide OB No.10/03/01/2025. Nothing was stolen during the attack. A spent cartridge and two live rounds recovered from the scene were subjected to ballistic analysis which linked the firearm used to another robbery with a violent incident that occurred on 10th February 2024 at Mwalimu Farm in Ruiru Sub-county. In that incident, three suspects riding an unmarked motorcycle and armed with a pistol fired one round and ordered the victims to lie down before robbing them of valuables and money. The matter was reported vide OB No.31/10/02/2024. Investigations into both incidents remains active with ongoing efforts to trace and apprehend the suspect(s). On 24th January 2025, Ms Gladys Nyambura Njuki was robbed by a gang of five assailants riding on two unregistered motorcycles at around 2130 hours in Kerugoya town. The attackers blocked her path and stole her handbags which contained household items including a packet of unga, cabbage and others. During the incident, a resident Mr Peter Karimi responded to her distress call and was fatally shot. His body was moved to Kerugoya County Referral Hospital Mortuary. Two spent cartridges and five live rounds were recovered at the scene. A post-mortem confirmed that Mr Karimi died from massive internal haemorrhage. Ballistic analysis linked the firearm used to the aforementioned Ruiru shooting incident on 10th February 2024. The matter remains under active investigation, and efforts to identify and apprehend the suspects are ongoing. The measures being put in place include: 1. Increased foot and mobile patrol within Kerugoya Town and surrounding areas. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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