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"content": "Second, is the issue of compensation for the animals. In the last three years, we had a devastating drought. We need also to compensate owners. We must have animal or livestock insurance coverage. One interesting thing about animals is that it is not like having money in the bank. If you have 100 cows in some part of this country, bandits will strike, and you become poor. You cannot even afford a square meal. So, we should look at the compensation. Secondly is on slaughterhouses. Unawares, we could be funding bandits and cattle rustling because of the meat we consume at Bunge restaurants, or that which is slaughtered in Burma, or here in the Dagoreti slaughterhouses. It could be a source that is fuelling cattle banditry and cattle rustling across the country, or even livestock produce theft. That is why we are proposing that we arrest them even in City Market butcheries, Burma and across slaughterhouses, including my small slaughterhouse in Bosoria, Kapsabet, Nandi Hills, and other major towns in Nandi. The people who own slaughterhouses and abattoirs must keep records of those animals, so that we do not, unknowingly, fund cattle rustling because the end of the value chain of a criminal enterprise is the city. On the issue of hides and skins, they must keep carcasses for registration. Finally, on the aspect of mixed farming. I agree that we will need to fine-tune that. Where I come from, you heard the Senator saying some of the people have been forced to share rooms with animals because of insecurity. I do not want to say it, but I know counties where you have to sleep even with your cows, where you are sleeping on the other side and the cow on the other side. Even the chicken; I am told that where I come from, they are called Kipsikaa. They come and disappear with people’s chicken. You have heard Sen. (Dr.) Oburu says that he lost over 2,000 chicken. So, this Bill is not targeting only areas that are prone to cattle rustling and banditry. We are also protecting even the people who do mixed farming. In the year 2022, 279 Kenyans were killed because of offences that were related to cattle rustling and banditry, which is sad. We are losing Kenyans because of cattle banditry. There is no difference with road accidents because now we have lost about 20,000 Kenyans for a number of years. I agree that the issue of culture and religion must be re-looked at, especially during branding. Another aspect that came out strongly is the issue of genetics and genes in terms of the breeding of our animals. I am aware that there is a particular breed that thrives where I come from, the region of Kericho, Nandi and Northern Kenya. Northern Kenya has a unique breed that is resistant. I agree that we need to manage our genetics, so that we get quality. I am aware, and there is a conversation on milk. The price of milk has not been very good, but I want to thank the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture. When he appeared on Monday, he said that they were going to look at the pricing. As we speak, the price is Kshs32 per litre, depending on which area it is. However, as farmers, we look forward to at least having Kshs50 per litre."
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