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    "id": 6224,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/6224/?format=api",
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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. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just received this answer and I beg to reply. (a) On 1st November, 2011, Mr. David Tallam was driving his motor vehicle Reg.No.KBK701Y along the Keringet-Molo Road. On board were other three passengers who were his employees; Beatrice Chelagat Koech, Daniel Langat and Joseph Kiplagat arap Maiya, an accountant and cattle labourer, respectively. They were heading to Equity Bank, the Molo Branch and later to Nakuru. The accountant was carrying cash totaling to Kshs451,000 which he intended to bank at the Equity Bank. On reaching Kiambiriria Area within Kuresoi District, they were accosted by three men who were riding a motorcycle and armed with an AK47 Rifle. They ordered the driver who was the deceased, David Tallam, and they immediately pulled him out of the vehicle and demanded for the money from the accountant. They then shot David Tallam on the chest and the other three passengers were not injured in the incident. The assailants then took off with the cash. Efforts by members of the public to save his life were not successful as he was pronounced dead on arrival at Molo District Hospital. On receipt of the report, the police rushed to the scene where a search of the area was conducted recovering two spent cartridges fired from an AK47 Rifle. Police officers also observed that there were six bullet marks on the tarmac. No eye witnesses were found at the scene to give an account of what had happened or describe the assailants. However, investigations commenced immediately. On 8th November, 2011, the deceased wife’s, Alice Chepkurui Soi, also received a text message on her phone which alleged that the sender had been sent to kill her husband and that she was next unless she sent Kshs100,000 to the number that sent the text message. She alerted her neighbours who identified the number that was used which was for a local person called Joel Cheruyiot. The angry members of the public started a search for him and before the police could arrest the suspect, he was cornered by members of the public who killed him and set his body on fire. His mobile phone was not recovered by the police. It is believed to have been taken by members of the public. The suspect died with crucial information which could have assisted the police in arresting other suspects. However, before he died, the deceased mentioned his associates to the members of the public who are not willing to volunteer the same information to the police for fear that they may be implicated with the death of the suspect. (b) On other investigations, however, three other suspects, namely, Kennedy Kipkemboi Keter, William Kiplagat Rono and Geoffrey Kipchirchir Tanui were also arrested and questioned but there was no evidence at all to link them to the murder as nobody volunteered to identify them once they were subjected to an identification parade. Investigations are still going on in order for us to arrest the suspects who are still at large and to bring them to justice."
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