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"speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 11th July, 2007, hon. Raila Odinga, the Member of Parliament for Langata rose on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Administration and National Security on the issue of insecurity caused by criminal gangs in the sprawling Kibera slums. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 27th June, 2007, at about 8.30 p.m. at Kibera Laini Saba, four gangsters armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols stormed into the bar of one, Mr. Sammy Mutuku, and ransacked customers at gun point. The gang robbed the customers of their valuables, including money. Mr. Eliud M. Okeyo, a male adult aged 54 years old defied the criminal's order to lie down prompting 2662 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 19, 2007 them to shoot him. He died on the spot. Following this incident, an alarm was raised. Police officers on patrol responded and pursued the criminals who escaped while shooting indiscriminately. It is suspected that they did so, as a way of clearing their escape route. As a result the following were shot and died instantly: George Ouma Wamure aged 40 years; Paul Maunda aged 23 years and Moses Kamau aged 24 years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a murder case File No.141/413, 2007 has been opened and investigations are in progress. Investigations done so far, indicate that the people involved are members of an organised gang led by Mr. Odhiambo, a known criminal who is wanted by the police. He has evaded police dragnets for some time. This gang operates at Kibera, Ngando, Muthama, Kwa Ngongo, Uthiru and Kabiria areas within the jurisdiction of Kilimani, Langata and Gigiri police divisions. So far, no arrests have been made. However, police have intensified patrols in the affected areas in an effort to wipe out criminals. For instance, on 2nd July, 2007, police received information that gangsters were planning to commit a robbery within Kilimani area. They intercepted the gangsters who were in two motor vehicles at the junction of Kangara Road and Bahati Avenue and gunned down three of them. They recovered one AK-47 rifle with 14 rounds of ammunition, one pistol and one motor vehicle, Registration Number KAX 799K, a Toyota Corolla. Other criminals escaped in the other vehicle. It is truly suspected that the shot gangsters and those who escaped participated in the Kibera murders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, similarly, on 4th July, 2007 at about 9.45 p.m. while on patrol along Ngong Road as part of the efforts to net the gangsters, the police spotted a suspicious motor vehicle at Three Wheels Hotel. They ordered the occupants to stop, but instead they came out of the vehicle and fired at the officers. Three of them were gunned down and one AK-47 rifle, one Browning pistol and 11 rounds of ammunition were recovered. The officers have been keeping vigil within the area, but unfortunately, Mr. Odhiambo has gone underground. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, on 12th July, 2007 at about 9.45 p.m., the police managed to gun down one suspect at Annex Bar within Kibera/Kianda who is suspected to be a member of the gang that participated in the Kibera killings. The suspect, not only resisted arrest, but also snatched one of the police officers firearms and started running away. He was shot dead by the other police officers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, while the police have not yet apprehended all the perpetrators of the heinous crime of 27th June, 2007, preemptive and other anticipatory measures have been put in place to prevent the occurrence of a similar crime in future. All the suspects who have been killed met their fate for engaging the police in an exchange of fire. I would like to urge the residents of Kibera, especially those who witnessed the crime, to volunteer information to the police. This will hasten the arrests of the remaining criminals. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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