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    "id": 315781,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Haji",
    "speaker_title": "5 Thursday, 30th August, 2012 (P) The Minister of State for Defence and the Acting Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 26,
        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) On 27th June, 2012, Pastor James Omollo Atieno of ABC Church, Kayole, was asleep in his house within the church compound situated within Soweto Area near Masimba Stage in Kayole. At about 3.00 a.m. an unknown number of gangsters entered the church compound from the back after cutting through the fence and forced open the door to the pastor’s house. On entering, one of the gangsters struck him once in the head. The pastor screamed only once before dying. His nephew, Master Harold Auma Ojongo, who was asleep in another room within the same house and a watchman, who apparently was asleep inside the church house, were awakened by the commotion. Immediately thereafter three of the gangsters entered into the pastor’s nephew’s room and ordered him to lie on the Floor and tied his hands with ropes. They started packing music equipment which was kept in the room in cartons. The watchman saw three men standing guard outside the door of the pastor’s house and tried to call the pastor through his mobile to warn him not to open the door but the calls went unanswered. The watchman then started calling neighbours on phone to alert them of the thugs. Meanwhile after packing the music equipment, one of the thugs started calling for a taxi on the phone. After waiting for transport for some time, the gang abandoned their loot and instead stole one portable generator and two mobile phones belonging to the deceased and his nephew and disappeared on foot into the darkness. A neighbour who had been alerted by the watchman’s calls alerted the Administration Police officers who rushed to the scene but found that the gang had already left. (b) No suspects have been arrested. However, Kayole Police Station Case File No.135/308/2012 was opened by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers who are following crucial leads which may lead to the arrest of the culprits. The case is, therefore, pending under investigations."
}