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    "content": "vi. PC Evans Njagi Ndwiga, Personal No.85896 Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 12th February, 2012 the Kenya Marine contractor EPZ Limited of P.O. Box 94002/80107 Mombasa applied for private hire of police officers for fear of piracy. The request was approved to escort a vessel MV SVS Squirrel on 13th February, 2012 which was transporting construction and building materials to an exclusive economic zone within the Kenyan territorial waters. The vessel was heading to Tanga in Tanzania. The owner of the vessel paid for the services vide our official receipt No.A8828816 dated 13th February, 2012 for Kshs57,600. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the vessel left the Port of Mombasa on 13th February, 2012 and on 18th February, 2012 the vessel lost radio contact and erroneously drifted into the Comoros Island territorial waters. The ship captain was signaled by the Comoros Coast Guard but owing to language barrier the captain did not respond forcing the Coast Guard to intercept the vessel and escort it to Comoros, Moroni Port where it was detained together with the six armed police officers and the crew. The Kenyan Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is liaising with the Comorian Government to secure the release of the police officers, crew and the vessel. I also wish to inform the Questioner that I have just spoken to the able Minister for Foreign Affairs and he has indicated to me that the police officers will be released this afternoon from Comoros."
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