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    "id": 192252,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/192252/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Foreign Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that three Kenyan traders were killed, burnt and buried in Mwanza Region of Tanzania on 12th June, 2008. Our High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam is pursuing the issue with a view to ascertaining the circumstances in which the Kenyans met their death and to seeking justice. 1398 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 25, 2008 (b) The High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam has been asked to urgently ascertain the official position on the matter. Once this is obtained, we will be asking them to co-ordinate with the Tanzanian authorities to ensure that the bodies are exhumed and brought back to Kenya for a decent burial. (c) The Ministry, through the Mission in Dar-es-Salaam, will see to it that a thorough investigation is carried out to ensure that the victims' relatives not only get to know the circumstances surrounding the deaths of their loved ones but are also c ompensated. We are also not just pursuing compensation but also justice to see that those who perpetrated the crime are brought to book. (d) The Ministry is presently not in a position to confirm or deny that Tanzanian policemen handed the men over to the mob that killed them. Investigations are still ongoing, and so far 22 suspects have been arrested and are in custody. As and when we get information, we will communicate it to the families. We have advised the families that they have to wait until these investigations are over, then we see how to get the bodies back. Thank you."
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