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"content": "have been having especially in our place is where a number of livestock is stolen and slaughtered at night and meat is transported to some areas. Burma Market is notorious for this. With this Bill where we will register carcasses, it will be upon our law enforcement officers to see to it that any carcass that is transported to all those areas such as City Market and Burma Market are transported with the proper registration and documentation. That is where we miss out. I am a little worried because the provisions of this Bill provide for registration of animals that are six months of age and above. Although there is a provision somewhere near the end that the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) will come up with ways of registering animals that are under six months of age. If you could make an amendment, then we get an express way. We do not leave it to the opinion of the CECM. Theft could shift from grown animals to animals that are under six months of age. I believe Sen. Cherarkey will look into that and see whether he can propose an amendment of the same Bill so that we properly cover animals that will be under six months of age. Madam Temporary Speaker, going forward to look at the punishment that is prescribed for those that steal stock, I am very encouraged. This is because it is 20 years for anyone who steals an animal. That is if they did not use violence while stealing this animal. What happens to people who use violence? The media is awash with news items of these bandits who kill women and steal animals. I am very encouraged that such a person once convicted will be jailed for life. That is what we need. We need to have sentences that can deter those that plan and execute these plans of stealing livestock especially where they steal using violence and sometimes kill people. I did not get enough time to go through the provisions of this Bill. Nonetheless, we should embark on a very serious programme of action relating to disarmament of people that have illegal firearms. As long as firearms continue being in the hands of people that are criminal in their minds, we will still get many problems. Of course, arresting somebody who is armed becomes a difficult task for you to make them face the law. Generally, talking about identification of animals and controlled movement of animals, people will want to say that they are only moving these to a market or grazing at a particular place and they claim ownership. With marking and controlled movement of animals, we shall be at a better place. Without taking more time, I support this Bill because even the sentences that Sen. Cherarkey proposes are not only punitive, but deterrent enough. Every one of us will want to live in a country where if you are rearing animals, then you know that they are safe and you as the owner is safe as well. As it is now especially in some areas, both the livestock and the owner are not safe. The insecurity comes from ownership of the livestock. That is something that should not be happening in the present day Kenya. With those many remarks, I support this Bill."
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