{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139369","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139367","results":[{"id":1410091,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410091/?format=json","text_counter":228,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Narok West, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo","speaker":null,"content":"Eldas Sub-County, Wajir County. On March 25th, 2024, he left his home to search for his missing camel, last seen in Shur, Marsabit North Sub-County. A white landcruiser later picked him up in Shur Location. His phone has since been turned off. When he went missing, his general description was a brown complexion with no beards and a clean-shaved head without a headdress. He was wearing a white kanzu on the date of his disappearance. The case is under investigation. The following measures have been put in place to trace the whereabouts of Mr. Omar: 1. Circulating details of the missing person. 2. Obtaining information from members of the public and analysing it for the purposes of investigations. 3. Conducting a physical, detailed search and tracing the place he was last seen. Hon. Speaker, we have implemented the following measures, among others, to ensure the safety of not only businesspeople but also the general public: We have enhanced the deployment of police officers throughout the country; sharing information regarding the missing person with members of the public; enhancing the capacity of police officers to deal with contemporary and organised crimes; the presence of specialised units, for example, the General Service Unit (GSU), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the Quick Response Unit (QRU); and working in partnership with members of the public to effectively manage crimes. The Member can confirm there are units formed in that area. We are also planning decisive operations and mapping out emerging hotspot areas. We are enhancing the coordination, command, and control of multi-agency security teams; deployment of specialised equipment and motor vehicles to security agencies; engagements of opinion leaders in the communities; recruitment, training, and deployment of National Police Reservists (NPR); enhanced community policing programmes; sustaining high-level political engagements; ensuring the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; fast-tracking of appointments and the deployment of administrative officers to fill the vacant administrative units; and fast tracking and enhanced implementation of socio- economic programmes The document bears the signature of Kithure Kindiki, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration. Hon. Speaker, we have had a lot of cases of missing persons in the last several months. Hon. Members, I can confirm that our police officers are trying their best and working around the clock to do what is required of them. I have not spoken to the Hon. Member again. Lastly, in Tana River, about four people or more had disappeared, but in the course of investigating and searching, they were found. Even in this case, I pray that our police officers will keep searching and get help from the community so they can trace these missing people."},{"id":1410092,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410092/?format=json","text_counter":229,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Keynan, do you have anything to say?"},{"id":1410093,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410093/?format=json","text_counter":230,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eldas, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Adan Keynan","speaker":{"id":41,"legal_name":"Adan Wehliye Keynan","slug":"adan-keynan"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker. While I really appreciate the response by the Chairperson, most of the answers he has given are futuristic. This person has been missing since March 30th, 2024. He has alluded to the fact that there are many people who will still go missing. However, the circumstances in this case are different because we reported to the DCI Office in Marsabit and were given lead information. They are yet to apprehend any of the individuals and suspects who were named by the people with information. The DCI Office in Marsabit has not been responsive on this particular issue. As far as the public in that region is concerned, there must be particular information they are hiding from them. I understand the difficulties in his response because he is just a messenger. He has been given information by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration to bring to Parliament. I understand the limitations and difficulties, but this answer does not address anything at all. If anything, it is futuristic. It talks about reigning in the Kenya Police Reserve (KPR) and filling vacancies in administrative units, which is The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1410094,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410094/?format=json","text_counter":231,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eldas, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Adan Keynan","speaker":{"id":41,"legal_name":"Adan Wehliye Keynan","slug":"adan-keynan"},"content":"extremely good because we need them. However, this person is missing, and no efforts have been made other than reporting. The investigative office in that particular area has not responded. In fact, when we questioned them, they stated they would provide advice, but this is not a response. Hon. Speaker, as I conclude on this matter of disappearances, this Government has taken a public position that the era of what used to happen will end. I hope we will not see the same happening through the backdoor in another name of missing persons. If there are criminal elements, the law is very clear; let them be investigated, arrested, arraigned in court, prosecuted, and jailed. That is the procedure, and that is what our criminal justice system demands. This issue has been going on and is rampant in pastoral communities, like where the Chairperson and I come from. I request that the Chairperson asks or directs the DCI Office in Marsabit to urgently follow the leads given and apprehend the accomplices who are known. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1410095,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410095/?format=json","text_counter":232,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Tongoyo, answer that."},{"id":1410096,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410096/?format=json","text_counter":233,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Narok West, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree with the senior Member. I said earlier that the issue of security, especially in this case of disappearing Kenyans, can be of great help. They can help the police with very important leads. I agree, but I also challenge the Member that, if by any chance he has important information that can help the police officers, he can as well present it forward."},{"id":1410097,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410097/?format=json","text_counter":234,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai."},{"id":1410098,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410098/?format=json","text_counter":235,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kitui South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai","speaker":{"id":13374,"legal_name":"Richard Ken Chonga Kiti","slug":"richard-ken-chonga-kiti"},"content":" Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance to comment on this. I was present in this House when Hon. Murugara and Hon. Keynan raised their respective questions. While we appreciate the Chairperson's response from the Cabinet Secretary, we are concerned about our police officers' ability to locate and identify the culprits. For example, in the first incident, he told us where the phone signal was last located although in the second incident, there was no such finding. In this House, we have not heard anyone talk about the use of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), as is the norm in other jurisdictions. If someone is killed and the corpse is found, is the technology used in other countries available to our police officers? Can this Committee guarantee adequate equipment for our police officers, enabling them to solve crimes similar to those in other countries? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1410099,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410099/?format=json","text_counter":236,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Zamzam, do you also want to hang on this?"},{"id":1410100,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410100/?format=json","text_counter":237,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mombasa County, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Zamzam Mohammed","speaker":null,"content":" Yes."}]}