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    "id": 112961,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/112961/?format=api",
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    "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"
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    "content": "At the beginning of 2005, conservative estimates put the number of illegal firearms in North Rift Valley districts at over 50,000. These firearms accounted for high incidents of banditry, violent robberies and cattle rustling which brought about inter- communal animosities and expansionist tendencies. This severely disrupted the normal live and the provision of essential Government services. In January and March 2005 alone, 20 people were killed, 5,000 heads of cattle stolen and about 65,000 people displaced. In April, 2005, as a result of that, the President issued a directive on immediate disarmament of those illegally holding firearms in the North Rift. The disarmament programme commenced on 10th May, 2005 and was called Main Operation Dumisha Amani. As at July 2005, the following had been achieved:- (i) The surrendered firearms amounted to 2,298; surrendered ammunition amounted to 418; surrendered assorted ammunitions and firearms 859; patients treated, 28,719; animals branded, 170,000; schools re-opened,66; dams constructed,13 and boreholes constructed 10 and the total length of feeder or security roads constructed, 167 kilometres."
}