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    "content": "0722626826, reported through his mobile phone number 0720048072 that he had been attacked by a gang of young men along Mukuyu – Kathungururu Murram Road while driving home in his motor vehicle Reg. No.KBS 264R. The reportee had further alleged that the gang which was armed with crude weapons had stoned his car after he failed to stop. PC Saina called Mr. Charles Oyoo, a security supervisor/driver with Kakuzi Ltd., to assist with transport to the scene, since the officers were on foot patrol and the station vehicle was not available at the time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Oyoo drove to Makuyu Township in a company vehicle Reg. No. KAM 501X, an Isuzu double-cabin pick up, picked and drove the two officers to the scene. They did not immediately find the gang as alleged and, therefore, decided to drive along the Makuyu – Kathungururu Murram Road to try and trace the gang. They came across a group of seven men who were armed with crude weapons. The two officers alighted from the motor vehicle and confronted the group to stop after identifying themselves as police officers. However, the group started running away in different directions, but two of them confronted the officers, while armed with pangas. During the confrontation, one Francis Mwangi Karanja aged 19 years was fatally shot while another Johnson Macharia Njoroge was subdued and arrested. A panga and a rungu were recovered from the deceased and Mr. Johnson Macharia Njoroge, respectively. (b) The officers did not act on instructions from Mr. Charles Oyoo as he only assisted them to the scene and officers are well versed with justifiable instances when to use a firearm. (c) Following the fatal shooting, an Inquest File No.14/2012 was opened by the DCIO Murang’a South and will be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for perusal and advice, once investigations are completed. However, after preliminary investigations, it was established that the alleged attack on Mr. Henry Munene Njue was not true and that his vehicle was not stoned as alleged. Subsequently, the police opened investigations against Mr. Munene vide a criminal case file No.CR275/190/2012 for giving false information for a person employed in the public service, contrary to Section 129 (b) of the Penal Code. He was arraigned before the Thika Chief Magistrate’s Court on 3rd January, 2013 vide Court File No.41/2013 where he entered a plea of not guilty and was released on cash bail of Kshs5,000 and surety of Kshs20,000. The case was fixed for hearing on 15th March, 2013. A post mortem was conducted on 2nd January, 2013 and the cause of death was found to be cardio-pulmonary arrest due to severe internal hemorrhage due to a gunshot wound. I wish to table a copy of the post mortem report."
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