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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Didmus Mutua",
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    "content": "others injured. Among those killed were women. Women are sacred. When you kill a woman, God will never forgive you. We have had other attacks in various parts neighbouring Kimilili Constituency. We have had attacks in Bumula Constituency in a place called Kimwanga where a gang of people descends into a village, butchers and injures people. The laws of this country are clear that no Kenyan has the authority or mandate to kill any other person. Even a pregnant woman has no power to terminate the life of the baby that she might be carrying. Even though I appreciate that the police are holding meetings and that the county commissioner has been convening meetings in those areas, those meetings have not borne any fruit. It is a shame to our country that somebody can go into a particular area, kill people, injure several other people and the same police continue to earn a salary and occupy an office. We need to come to a level as a country where we evaluate and pay the police based on how many cases they have properly investigated and prosecuted. It does not make sense that in Kimilili Police Station, the police have so far only prosecuted very minor cases of people who are drunk and disorderly and women arrested for brewing and selling busaa and chang’aa, but cases of murder and robbery do not live to see the light of day. I dare even say that those police officers are using those murder cases as a way of bargaining for bribes and negotiating with criminal gangs so that they can be paid to cover up these investigations. With the current democracy in this country and the enactment of the new Constitution and various laws that protect lives and property, we need to ensure that once we have murder cases happening in a particular area, such police officers need to be moved to different areas so that they can also be investigated. It does not make sense that three months down the line, the case has not been solved. The killer crew that is suspected is the Sabaot Land Defense Forces (SLDF) and other militia groups which are mushrooming. We have the Janjaweed. Sometimes we hear of other defense forces that are coming up that the police need to crack down on. As I urge the House to deliberate those matters and maybe come up with suggestions that will put this matter to rest, I want to conclude by offering my heartfelt condolences to the families of the 42 people who have lost their lives and who are currently living in fear. As we deliberate on this matter, the Inspector-General (IG) of Police needs to move with speed to first transfer the police officers and security agencies that are manning this area, so that we can restore public confidence in the police forces which has been lost. As I conclude, I wish to ask the Bungoma County Woman Representative… I am properly guided. I beg to ask the House to adjourn so that we can discuss this matter."
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