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    "id": 196487,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Saitoti",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 205,
        "legal_name": "George Muthengi Kinuthia Saitoti",
        "slug": "george-saitoti"
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    "content": "is a criminal gang, which was proscribed by the Government because of its involvement in criminal activities. The gang has been involved in serious crimes, including indiscriminate beheading of innocent people. The current situation has been prompted by the murder of one Mrs. Virginia Nyakio Maina. On 9th April, 2008, Mrs. Virginia Maina was murdered after being abducted on 8th April, 2008. The deceased is the wife of Maina Njenga, the gangleader of the proscribed Mungiki sect. As soon as the matter was reported to the police, investigations began and are still going on. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the police are pursuing a number of leads, one of which points to the possibility of the gang's internal fighting. The murder of the said person prompted the Mungiki gang to unleash terror on innocent members of the public by blocking roads and harassing passengers in some parts of the Rift Valley, Central and Nairobi Provinces. Following the murder of Mrs. Maina, suspected followers of the Mungiki sect reacted in the most bizarre and illegal manner. They engaged in illegal demonstrations, torched public and private vehicles, harassed innocent Kenyans and interfered with public transport. Contrary to the widely published claims, I would like to assure the House that the police were not caught flat-footed, but instead moved swiftly to protect people's lives and property. 490 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 16, 2008 Twelve people have so far lost their lives, 230 suspects have so far been arrested and will be arraigned in court fairly soon. The Government's core mandate is to ensure that the lives and properties of Kenyan citizens are safeguarded. For this reason, the Government is determined to use all legal means at its disposal to stamp out Mungiki and all other organised criminal gangs, which have been terrorising innocent people with impunity. The Government shall not negotiate with organised criminals or any other similar groups whatsoever. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Government has put in place the following short and long-term measures to address the Mungiki menace and other forms of insecurity. It has banned and outlawed Mungiki and other illegal societies posing threat to national security. This was done on 15th March, 2002. The Government has intensified crackdown on members of illegal gangs and, so far, several suspects are facing the law. We have deployed security personnel in all"
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