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    "id": 304568,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Foreign Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, Dr. Matu was taken into custody on Friday, 3rd August, 2012. This happened after he had earlier been asked to close his pharmacy at around 2.30 p.m. by the Ministry of Health officials allegedly because it operated as a clinic but was only licensed to operate as a pharmacy, which he did. Dr. Matu’s assistant subsequently called him between 5.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to open the pharmacy to enable her to collect her house keys which she had forgotten inside. As soon as Dr. Matu came from his wife, Purity Njambi’s hardware shop within the same vicinity and opened the premises, the health officials appeared accompanied by National Security Intelligence Officers and ordered the deceased to close down the pharmacy and accompany them, which he agreed to and walked away with them. He was detained by the National Security Intelligence Officers in Torit National Security Station. Dr. Matu’s wife was informed of his arrest but denied access to him. In the morning of 4th August, 2012, Mrs. Matu was informed by the National Security Intelligence officers that Dr. Matu had been admitted at Torit State Hospital. The hospital administration informed her that the deceased was brought in by the National Intelligence Officers while unconscious with his clothes being very dirty and wet. The initial examination by the doctor at the hospital indicated that the deceased had internal bleeding in the head that was likely caused by being hit by a blunt object. The rest of the other details are in the doctor’s findings. After learning of the incident, officials of the KCA and State officials including the Deputy Governor of Eastern Equatorial State explored ways of evacuating Dr. Matu to Juba including chartering an aircraft but due to lack of funds, it was decided in the evening to use road transport but the deceased passed on while on the way to Juba. (b) On the measures the Ministry is taking to ensure that Kenyans working in South Sudan are safe, on 4th August, 2012 on receiving information of Dr. Matu’s death through the officials of the KCA in Torit, the Kenyan Ambassador to South Sudan, His Excellency Clayland Leshore contacted the South Sudan Minister for National Security, the Minister for Interior and the Governor for Eastern Equatorial State to report on the incident and request for investigations. This was followed up with a protest note to the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) on 6th August, 2012 condemning the incident and calling on the GRSS through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, the Ministry for the Interior, the Ministry for National Security and the Ministry for Justice to undertake thorough investigations into the circumstances leading to the death of Dr. Matu and ensure that culprits are brought to justice."
}