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    "id": 46788,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
        "slug": "joshua-ojode"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The police conducted investigations and found out that:- (1) The relatives of the deceased had been negotiating with the management of Petma Restaurant for compensation and only reported to police after failing to agree as neither the management nor the relatives reported the incident to the police until after four months; that was on 10th November, 2009. (2) Negligence on the part of the deceased can be attributed to the cause of his death as he was attempting to refill the burners when they were already lit. This can be attested by the circumstances under which the death occurred in that on 10th July, 2009, the late Andrew Otieno Ayugi who was employed as a cook at Petma Restaurant went to the kitchen to warm food. As he was adding more methylated spirit into the burners which were already on, the jerrican containing spirit exploded burning him and a colleague, John Munyao Mutua aged 23 years. They were both rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital where they were admitted in serious condition. On 20th July, 2009, Andrew Otieno Ayugi passed away while undergoing treatment. On 29th July, 2009, a postmortem was conducted and the body handed over to the relatives by the hospital. The cause of death was found to be a complication of second and third degree burns and inhalation burns. On 10th November, 2009, four months since the incident, the relatives reported the matter at Central Police Station and Inquest File No.11/2009 was then opened. (b) When the incident was reported four months later, police visited the scene and found out that the restaurant had been equipped with fire-fighting equipment and adequate fire exits. However, police could not establish whether such facilities existed at the time of the accident. (c) The relatives of the deceased should be advised to seek compensation through civil remedy as the police do not have jurisdiction over civil matters. I would want to urge the hon. Member that now that he has brought in this matter, I would request him to convert himself from being a Member of Parliament to be an attorney for these family members to help them get some compensation from the court of law."
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