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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the following is the second Statement. This is also a serious one. On 7th December, the Member for North Horr, Mr. Chachu Ganya, rose on a point of order and sought a Statement on insecurity in Marsabit County. In the Statement, he wanted clarification on whether the recent attacks were pre-planned. Also, he wanted to know the perpetrators and why some of the villagers re-located from the scene of crime hours before the attack. Further, he wanted me to confirm whether the attacks targeted one community and if so, whether there is a case of ethnic cleansing. Finally, he sought clarification on the action being taken by the Government in apprehending the culprits and ensuring the Gabra and Borana communities in Moyale and the rest of country co-exist in peace. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to state as follows:- On 25th November at about 8.00 a.m., Mr. Mohammed Guyo Abdi reported that at about 5.30 a.m. on the same day, gunshots were heard from Hote Dadacha manyatta within Funanyata Location, which is about 35 kilometers East of Moyale Police Station. A team of police officers were dispatched to the scene immediately, where they found three bodies riddled with bullet wounds. They were identified as follows: Adan Galgalo Toya, a Gabbra aged 55 years, Edin Adan Galgalo, a Gabbra aged 22 years and Halo Adan Galgalo, a Gabbra aged 20 years. The deceased persons were a father and his two sons who had been killed while looking after their camels. From investigations, it was established that nothing was stolen from them. Later after the police had left the scene, the local villagers confronted an Ethiopian Borana only identified as Gabore aged 30 years, whom they beat to death. The police received the report, visited the scene and removed the body to Moyale Hospital Mortuary for postmortem. The body was later collected by the relatives and buried at Mega in Ethiopia. Investigations into the incident commenced vide Police File No.4A1/155/2011 and three suspects who have since escaped and are believed to be hiding in Ethiopia were identified and efforts are being made to extradite them for trial in Kenya. On 4th December 2011 at about 6.00 a.m. Hussein Abdi, a Gabbra, reported that at about 12.20 a.m. of the same morning, gunshots were heard from Hoga Hills within Sololo District, which is about 25 kilometers South of Sololo Police Station. A combined team of regular and Administration Police officers was dispatched to the scene. On arrival, they found five bodies riddled with bullet wounds and were identified as follows: Aden Girmo, a Gabbra aged 62 years, Ibrahim Hussein, a Gabbra aged 16 years, Abdi Noor Ahmed, a Gabbra aged 15 years, Ali Wario, a Gabbra aged 52 years and Abdi Bule, a Borana aged 25 years. Investigations vide Police File Case No.4A2/182011 commenced immediately and the following suspects who are all Ethiopians were arrested in connection with the murder: Jillo Dolacha, Gura Arero and Kosi Alake. During investigations, no evidence was collected to indicate that the attacks were pre-planned or villagers had relocated from the area hours before the attack, as both communities had their kin killed during the two attacks. However, there are indications that the attacks were retaliatory. There is no evidence of ethnic cleansing at all. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the action taken by the Government, we have beefed up security in the area and new motor vehicles to boost mobile patrols have been deployed in Moyale and Sololo police stations. Foot patrols have also been enhanced. Peace meetings are being held involving communities living in Kenya and Ethiopia to prevail upon them to co-exist peacefully and to deliberate on possible compensation as indicated in the Mogadishu Declaration. Those meetings are being coordinated by Government officials from Kenya and Ethiopia. More security officers from regular, Administration Police and Anti-Stock Theft Unit have been deployed. Similarly, the CID office in Moyale has been beefed up to help in the investigations. We are also deploying GSU officers. Further, the Provincial Security Intelligence Committee (PSIC) held a peace meeting in Moyale on 6th December, 2011. All Members of Parliament from the region and grassroots leaders were invited. We are also working closely with our counterparts from Ethiopia to have all the suspects arrested. Thank you."
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