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    "id": 218702,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that a joint operation of security personnel; drawn from several districts, was conducted in Ngoron area of Kolowa Division on 5th May, 2007, and not on 4th May, 2007, 1652 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 29, 2007 following a raid by suspected Pokot raiders in Lokwamusing Sub-Location of Lokorin, Division in Turkana South District. During the operation to recover 1,949 camels and 173 goats stolen from Lokorin there was no rounding up of livestock neither were there people including a Standard Eight candidate at Ngoron Primary School, a Master Geoffrey Lokiriapus arrested, as alleged by the hon. Member. (b) No report has been lodged in any police station to the effect that the police gunned down, in cold blood, the pupil to necessitate investigations or an inquest. (c) I am not taking any measures to apprehend any police officer since evidence as to the officers being trigger-happy has not been adduced. Accordingly, I want to assure the hon. Members that only under justifiable circumstances may police officers use firearms as per Section 28 of the Police Act, Cap.84."
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