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    "id": 769523,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Wambilianga",
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Nanjala Wambilianga",
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    "content": "have been the killer. That not stopping there, again, two weeks ago, we buried two people from a village called Kimwanga where the killings were done at about 11.00 O’clock in the night when one family was attacked. As the other two went to rescue the family, they were slashed and killed. We even visited the scene with the Senator, Hon. Moses Masika Wetang’ula. What came out clearly from the residents is the people who were attacking those people were dressed in police uniform, and when the residents tried to approach them for help, that is when they were slashed and killed. The big question is: Are police officers meant to guard or kill people? On that note, we demand that the police of that station be transferred with immediate effect because they do not seem to know their work. Even after being called to rescue the residents, it took them almost two hours yet the police post is almost 200 metres away from where the killings happened. If we have police officers who do not care about the residents, surely, do we have any protection as residents? The people of Bungoma are worried. The women are worried. They no longer sleep peacefully in their houses. The county is hurting and we are wondering what next. Yesterday, as a result of what has been happening, at least our governor and the MP for Mount Elgon swung into action straightaway. They visited the area, and they had a security meeting. I hope something will be done. Hon. Didmus, you have been urged by one of the Members to swing into action and make sure that we get the House Committee to investigate the matter so that some of these problems can be solved. In a village called Maeni, similar killings took place and nothing has been done. We have the County Commissioner and the security teams in place but whenever killings happen, the killers are never apprehended. Even if the killers are militia groups, they ought to have been brought to book but nothing has been done so far. I urge the County Commissioner of Bungoma, together with other security agents, to put in place security teams so that anytime we call upon them, such matters can be resolved amicably. We are tired of such killings. It does not stop at that, our boda boda riders have also been killed randomly."
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