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    "id": 7423,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/7423/?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. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) On 27th October, 2011, at about 8.30 a.m. the late James Waweru, the late Yusuf Godana, the Principal, Lafey Secondary School; the late Hassan Sheikh Ali, an ex- councillor and the late Biriki Mohamed were on board a motor vehicle Reg.No.KAT 966Y, Toyota Hilux Surf, driving from Lafey to Mandera to collect KCSE Physics examination apparatus. In their company were Mr. Abdi Mohamed Aden, Mr. Hare Gulo and two Kenya Police Reservists who were escorting the vehicle. It was while they were driving between Lafey and Fino, about 120 kilometers east of Mandera Police Station that they came into an ambush laid by about 20 armed men believed to be Al Shabaab who had crossed from Somalia. The two police reservists alighted from the motor vehicle to confirm who had blocked the road. However, before they could verify, they were shot at and an exchange of fire ensued. The assailants fired a rocket propelled grenade at the motor vehicle killing the occupants instantly and destroying the vehicle completely. The two police reservists suffered injuries and were later treated and discharged. (b) Yes, I want to confirm that the education officers met their deaths while on duty. (c) The Ministry of Education provided transport for the deceased body to Mandera Hospital Mortuary, coffin for the burial of the late Yusuf Godana Gadecha and a chartered plane by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) for airlifting the body from Mandera to Nanyuki Airbase where Government vehicles took the body to Merti for burial. They also gave the family members Kshs20,000 for funeral expenses. However, the Principal of Lafey Secondary School, the late Hassan Ali Mohamed was buried immediately at the scene according to the Islamic religion. The Ministry will pay death gratuity to the families of the deceased as required."
}