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    "id": 1218842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1218842/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki (GK)",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, we know that there can never be development without security. As key supporters of this Government, we understand that there is no way our people will build schools and put up hospitals if there is no security. There is no way the people of North Rift will enjoy quality life if we do not encourage leaders from these areas to support the Government’s effort of securing the lives of our people. One of the things that is fuelling insecurity in the North Rift is the livestock business. The criminals who engage in this activity know where to take these animals. There are people who are laughing all the way to the bank with the proceeds of this nefarious crime. We need to call them out. We need to tell them that whatever they are doing is a crime. The earlier we get them to face the law, the better. We should not negotiate with criminals and murderers. Anyone who is holding a gun ready to kill you and take away your animals or property is a criminal. If it was happening in Nairobi, we would call it a crime but because it is ‘these other areas’, we want to call it cattle rustling. They want to pamper these people. We should not allow them to continue behaving this way because we will not have a country to run without the support of every Kenyan, especially in the area of security."
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