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    "id": 1354736,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13591,
        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. If you look at the intention and objective of this Bill, it proposes a law that will enable branding of livestock. The intention is to identify the livestock, so that if they are stolen, it is possible to identify in which county or constituency the livestock belongs to. The intention is to help the security agents in the Government to facilitate the recovery of livestock and identify the owners of the livestock. However, this is the culmination of the situation that has been faced by the pastoral communities for a long time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill is an attempt by Sen. Cherarkey to look for ways and means of reducing the so-called rustling and banditry because it is easy to track the stolen livestock. In 1977, when I was in primary school, the first attack took place in Baringo North, in my own village. That time, the President of the Republic, was the first President of the Republic of Kenya, Hayati Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. One year later, the late President Moi, from Baringo County, took over as the head of State. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for 24 years, this situation of cattle rustling continued despite the efforts being taken by the Government. It is sad that during the 10 years of President Kibaki, we had the same challenge in Baringo, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit and the other counties. The son of the first President, Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, came on board for 10 years. The situation never changed. Now, with the fifth President of the Republic of"
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