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"speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday, 6th September, 2011, hon. Wamalwa stood on a point of order and requested for a Statement on insecurity in Trans Nzoia and Bungoma counties. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Statement, he sought clarification on the circumstances under which a G-3 police rifle was found in the hands of a suspect and, later, in the hands of a mob that lynched the suspect. Further, he sought clarification as to whether that particular rifle was the same that had been used in a series of murders in Saboti, Waiteluk and Kiminini divisions. I wish to state as follows. On 19th August, 2011, a report was made at Saboti Police Post regarding a suspect who was about to be lynched by the public upon being suspected of robbery. Two police officers who were on duty rushed to the scene at Muroki Shopping Centre where the incident was reported to be taking place. Both officers were armed, one with a G3 rifle while the other had an FN Rifle. On arrival at the scene, the two police officers tried to rescue the suspect from the irate mob. It was at this juncture that one police officer, Patrick Mutinda, was robbed of his rifle – a G3 SN6927182EN – and got injured. His colleague, a police reservist, Michael Makokha, escaped. The following day, that is on 20th August, 2011, members of the public surrendered the robbed firearm with all the 20 rounds of ammunition to the police. The same rifle had been issued to the said officer on 19th of August, 2011, vide the Saboti Police Post Arms Movement Register Serial No.59. This is a confirmation that the rifle had not been removed from the armory before the incident, thus disputing the allegations that the same had been used in robberies in Saboti, Waitaluk and Kiminini divisions. Further, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, after the incident, investigations commenced immediately and one Jotham Makui Ngakane and Christine Simura Nyongesa were arrested and charged with robbing PC Mutinda of his rifle vide Kitale Police Station No.CR811/993/2011 and Court File No.1953/11 and 1962/11, which came up for hearing on 24th October, 2011. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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