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    "id": 133299,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/133299/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chachu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 18,
        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
        "slug": "francis-ganya"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Vote of the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. I congratulate the Minister, the Permanent Secretary (PS) and many other hardworking civil servants in that Ministry. The PS, in particular, is a very devoted and committed officer, who is accessible. I have seen him serve Kenyans past 10.00 p.m. on many occasions. This Ministry is a leader in terms of devolving power to the grass roots. The new districts that we have and the Deputy Provincial Commissioners (DPCs) who were posted recently are evidence of this reality. I want to take this opportunity to thank the President in particular for creating two new districts yesterday, one in North Horr and another one in Laisamis. I also want to thank the Government, and particularly, the police, for patrolling the Kenya/Ethiopia border. I have the largest stretch of the border with Ethiopia. For the most part, security has been restored to that region mainly because of the security officers who have been posted to that region. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge the Government to consider supporting the home guards and increasing the number of police reservists in some of these remote arid areas. These communities are very mobile and the road networks are not that good. If we have committed home guards who are well remunerated, I think we can solve the security problems of those regions very well. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I congratulate the Minister for saying that he will bring the Organized Crimes Bill to this House. I call upon the Minister and his officers to consider cattle rustlers as part of organized crime. Cattle rustlers get organized for a while. They regroup, get ammunition and go ahead to cause havoc to many Kenyans. While the Minister is working on that Bill which I will be more than happy to"
}