{"id":74878,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/74878/?format=json","text_counter":133,"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"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I am not aware that police officers from Taveta Police Station have been harassing the family of Angata Mwangangi through arbitrary arrests relating to a dispute over Plots 1–45 in Taveta Settlement Scheme in spite of a court order that protects the family. However, I am aware that some members of the family have been arrested and charged with various charges before court as follows: creating disturbance contrary to Section 95(1) of the Penal Code. The accused person is one Martin Mbuvi Samuel who, while armed with a panga, chased away Ministry of Lands officials who were surveying the land after it was purchased by the Government for re-allocation to squatters and landless people in that particular area. The accused was arrested vide OB No.21/9/10/2010 and charged vide Taveta Police Station Criminal Case No.352/147/2010 and Court file No.387/2010. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the accused was also charged with another count of destroying beacons in---"}