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"speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona stood on a point of order and requested me to issue a Ministerial Statement on the circumstances leading to the death of Samuel Wanjiru, the renowned international athlete on Monday 16th May, 2011. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, she sought clarification on the circumstances that led to the death of Samuel Wanjiru and the number of domestic violence cases that had been reported to the police from January 2010 to date. She further wanted an update of the status of the Domestic Violence and Family Protection Bill and, finally, what the Government is doing to help couples proactively deal with marital problems in light of an increase in cases of domestic violence, including the one of Mrs. Wambui Kabiru. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the circumstances under which the international athlete passed on, police immediately commenced investigations and established that on 15th May, 2011, a few minutes past 11.00 pm., Samuel Wanjiru arrived at his Muthaiga home in Nyahururu Town and inquired from the watchman, Stephen Munyua Kamau, whether his wife, Triza Njeri, was at home. After being informed that she was not there, he drove into the compound, packed his vehicle next to the main door of his house and went inside. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on investigations, the police established that on the same day, Mr. Wanjiruâs wife had left their driverâs home, Mr. Agustine Gatimu Ndirangu at around 11.30 p.m., where she had joined the family for supper. The driver, Mr. Ndirangu, then took her home in their family car and dropped her there, after she confirmed from the same watchman that her husband was at home. On entering the bedroom, she found the deceased and a woman in their bed. The deceased was asleep but the woman woke up on seeing the wife. She asked the woman who she was and she told her that she was a close friend of the deceased. A bitter exchange of words ensued, leading to a near scuffle between the two women. The wife then walked out and locked the grill door on the staircase, leaving the two in the bedroom. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the wife was walking towards the main gate, the deceased came out of the bedroom to the balcony and shouted to her to go back and open the grill door. The two exchanged bitter words briefly, and she walked out of the compound, leaving him standing on the balcony. It was during this time that she called the police, informed them of the situation and requested help as she feared for her life. The deceased asked the watchman, Stephen Munyao Kamau, to look for the keys and open for him. The watchman informed him that he did not have the keys. He then ordered him to look for spare keys. No sooner had he made the order than the deceased jumped from the balcony and fell on the concrete surface down stairs. Police officers who had already been called by the wife arrived almost immediately and found about five relatives and the night watchman within the compound. On enquiring what had happened, they were informed that Samuel Kamau Wanjiru had jumped from the balcony of his House and sustained serious injuries. The police rushed him to Nyahururu District Hospital, where he was attended to and admitted to the Male Ward No.4, where he succumbed to the injuries. Meanwhile, the wife had proceeded to Nyahururu Police Station to report the incident, where she later learnt that the husband had fallen from the balcony and had been rushed to the hospital. She remained at the police station where she was subjected to questioning on what had transpired. After the tragic death of Samuel Wanjiru, the body was later transferred to Lee Funeral Home, Nairobi, to await a postmortem, which has not been conducted yet. Investigations are ongoing. Further, it was established that on the fateful day, before going home, the deceased had passed through Kawa Falls Restaurant where he picked an employee of the restaurant by the name Jane Nduta Wanjiku, aged 21 years, some minutes after 11.00 p.m., after close of business, and proceeded to a local bar called Jimrock, where the two had some beer before proceeding home with her. The police questioned Jane Nduta and she had to make a statement. The following is the statement of Jane Nduta. Jane Wanjiku Nduta, or Jane Nduta Wanjiku, confirmed that the deceased talked with the watchman before driving into the compound, and that the wife to the deceased found her in the bedroom with the deceased, who was already a sleep and a bitter exchange of words ensued, with the wife wanting to know whom she was and what she was doing in her bedroom. She also stated that the wife left in protest and locked the staircase steel door. She then woke up the deceased and informed him that his wife had arrived. He tried to follow the wife but found the steel door locked. He then took her to another bedroom and told her to stay there while he went to the balcony. While in there, she heard him shouting to the wife to open the door, after which she heard the watchman raise an alarm. That was when she went to the balcony and saw the deceased lying on the concrete ground downstairs. The police, assisted by the relatives who arrived at the scene, broke the padlock and escorted her to the police station for interrogation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is how we lost Samuel Wanjiru. The investigations are still ongoing, and I will give an update of what has been found out after the postmortem is done. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would rather give the circumstances leading to the death of Sarah Wambui also in order for my colleagues to ask questions once."
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