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    "id": 332353,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
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        "legal_name": "Josephat Koli Nanok",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to make a personal statement under Standing Order No.76 regarding the ongoing insecurity in Turkana and Samburu Counties, and circumstances surrounding my recent arrest and arraignment in court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, I am the current Member of Parliament for Turkana South Constituency and an Assistant Minister in the ruling Coalition Government, from the ODM part of the Coalition. I am constantly aware of my role as a Member for Parliament, which, though it has many facets, maybe be summarized as legislation, oversight and representation. I represent the interests of the people of Turkana South Constituency and that of the Kenyan people at large. It was within my role as the people’s representative in mind that on Thursday 15th November, 2012, at 11.30 a.m., I together with my colleagues, hon. John Munyes, Member for Turkana North and Minister for Labour and hon. Ekwe Ethuro, Member for Turkana Central, released a Press statement at Parliament Press Centre on the ongoing insecurity in Turkana and Samburu Counties as well as the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces to Lodwar Town on 14th November, 2012. In the statement, we sent our heartfelt condolences to the families of the fallen police officers and other civilians who were butchered in Baragoi area. We condemned this and other previous acts of impunity and demanded the arrest of all criminals involved. We further urged that a public inquiry be instituted to investigate the insecurity situation in the region. We also wondered why over 200 soldiers and eight aircraft were being deployed to Lodwar Town that Wednesday, a distance of over 400 kilometres from Suguta Valley. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that evening, at about 9.30 p.m., following the Press statement, I received a telephone call from Mr. Mohamed Amin, the Deputy Director in charge of Serious Crimes Unit at the CID. He asked me to appear at CID Headquarters the next day at 8.00 a.m. He refused to disclose the reasons for summoning me. As my lawyer was not available the next day, Mr. Amin agreed to my proposal to appear at the CID Headquarters on Monday, 19th November, this year. Despite this agreement, I was surprised to be arrested outside Nation Centre on Friday 16th November, at 10.45 p.m. A"
}