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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Adan",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir .I wish to go directly to the answer if that is okay with the House. On 24th November, 2016 a team of security officers were conducting an operation within Shibale informal settlement in search of stolen firearms from Booker Police Post. At about 4 a.m., the officers heard a huge explosion within the vicinity and rushed to the scene where they found a workshop engulfed in huge fire and smoke. The officers broke the door to access the locked workshop in order to secure a person who was screaming from inside. The victim suffered serious burns and was rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital where he was admitted in critical condition but succumbed to the burns after three days. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the way to the hospital, the victim identified himself as Mr. Stanislaus Namayi Mukoma. He explained that the motorcycle workshop doubles as his residence. On that particular day, he lit a match box to light his home-made kerosene lamp; Koroboi. Unfortunately, while inside the workshop, one of the motorcycles caught fire which spread to the whole workshop. Police assisted by fire brigade from Mumias Sugar Company were able to put out the fire. Pursuant to the incident, an Inquest File No.2/2/016 was opened. A postmortem was later performed and the cause of death was found to be due to multiple organ failure due to extensive dry burns and not bullet wounds as alleged. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government does not intend to provide any assistance to the family since the victim succumbed to an accidental death due to carelessness. The Government was not culpable or in any way connected to his death. Similarly, the Government will neither underwrite the hospital bill or the funeral costs. Lastly, the Government will not take any action against the police officers since none of them was connected to or culpable in the death of the deceased. It is imperative to note that during the entire operation, neither the bullets nor teargas canisters were used. I thank you."
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