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"speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Since 2010 to date, three persons have been killed, three persons injured and four others robbed in Cherangany and Koisugur locations in Marakwet District. A total of seven persons have been arrested and charged before court for the offences. I want to give the names of those who have been arrested and those who were affected. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Philip Kosgey, a male adult from Cherangany was shot on the chest with a shotgun and suffered panga cuts on the head, right arm and died instantly on 9th May, 2011, at about 6.00 p.m. Murder File Criminal Case No.862/42/2011 was opened and is still pending under investigations. Mr. Joash Wanyonyi aged 37 years old was assaulted with a panga on 8th July, 2011, at about 8.30 a.m. He sustained deep panga cuts on the back of the head and died instantly, unfortunately. One suspect, Benjamin Kiptoo, was arrested and charged with murder vide police Criminal Case No.862/54/2011, Kitale High Court Criminal Case No.38 of 2011. Mr. Daniel Cheruiyot aged 41 years was hit with a piece of wood on 5th December, 2011, at about 9.00 a.m. and rushed to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital where he died while undergoing treatment. One suspect, Kibor Rotich, was arrested and charged with murder vide police file No.Criminal 862/95/2011 at Kitale High Court, Criminal Case No. 64 of 2011. During the same period, three people were injured. Julius Kiptoo Suter aged 53 years working as a forest guard at Cherangany Forest Station was shot on the stomach on 20th May, 2010 at about 1.00 p.m. by armed gangsters while walking through Yatoi Forest. Case File No.862/35/2010 was opened at Kapcherop Police Station. One suspect, David Kemboi Kipyatich, was arrested and charged vide Court File No. 837/2010. The case is pending before court. Mr. Emmanuel Rono aged 36 years was slightly injured on the left hand during a robbery incident along Kibigos-Tenden Road near Kaisugur High School on 4th January at about 8.45 p.m. He was also robbed of Kshs2,000. The case was reported at Kapcherop Police Station and case File No.862/05 of 2011 opened and is pending under investigation. Mr. Ambrose Kosgey aged 39 years was slightly injured on the left leg during a robbery with violence along Kibigos-Tenden Road near Kaisugur High School on 4th January. A report was made to Kapcherop Police Station, Case File No.862/5/2011 was opened and is pending under investigation. During the same period, the following persons were also robbed: Mr. Justus Maina aged 30 years was robbed and the case was reported at Kapcherop Police Station. Criminal Case No.862/5 was opened and is pending under investigation. Mr. Ambrose Yigna and Billy Toroitich were also robbed of Kshs1,500 and Kshs450, respectively, on 28th May, 2010 at Yator Forest along Kapcherop. One suspect, David Kemboi Kipyatich, was arrested and charged vide Court No. 834/10. The case is pending before court. Mr. Justin Kipsang 20 years old was robbed of one motorcycle make CVS Star valued at Kshs80,000 and a mobile phone make Motorola C118 valued at Kshs3,000 on 29th January, 2011 at about 12.00 p.m., near Chekaitir River along Kapcherop Kipkundur Road. The case was reported to Kapcherop Police Station and Case File No. 862/17 was opened. Three suspects were arrested and charged vide Court File No. 316/2011. The three suspects namely Samuel Wanjala, James Wamalwa and Sammy Kibet were arrested and the case is still pending before court. The last one is Emmanuel Yator aged 98 years was attacked by a group of about 20 people who set on fire five grass thatched houses and stole 20 heads of cattle valued at Kshs850,000 on 13th December, 2011, at Kibigos Sub-Location. Nobody was injured during the incident. He was the one who was complaining that a grandson to Emmanuel Yator, Joseph Laban, was behind the murder of one Isaac Kibyegon Ayading. Police Case File No. 862/97/2011 was opened. The case is pending under investigations while efforts are underway to recover the cattle and arrest the suspects. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the following measures have been taken: foot and mobile patrols have been scaled up by joint patrol teams comprising of regular and Administration police officers and an AP camp is currently under construction as we speak at Kibigor area and is expected to be ready soon. Adequate regular police officers have been posted to Koisugur area to boost security operations in the area. Members of public have been advised to seek police escort while carrying valuables in the affected areas within Cherengany Forest. Community policing initiatives and intelligence information collection have been strengthened within that area. That is how we managed to arrest these suspects."
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