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    "id": 153307,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/153307/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 30th April, 2009, the Member for Nyakatch, hon. Mr. Ochieng' requested my Ministry to issue a Ministerial Statement on the state of cattle rustling in his Nyakach Constituency. I wish to clarify some of the issues as follows. He wanted to know the number of cattle stolen so far, from January, 2008, including deaths and injuries, the number of cattle recovered and finally, the Government’s initiative to mitigate the practice. I wish to state as follows. So far, a total of 357 cattle have been stolen from Nyakatch Constituency since January, 2008 to date. During the same period, a total of 15 people have lost their lives in the hands of members of the public as suspects of cattle rustling. Allow me to read their names. We have Jackson Gumba Obune, aged 81 who was killed on 29th April, 2009; Philemon Kipkurui Too, a juvenile, aged 15 years; a suspect together with Daniel Kipng’etich aged 29, were lynched by a mob after being found with a stolen sheep on 11th May, 2008. An un identified body killed through mob justice on 28th January at Kadiang’a West; Peter Ochieng’ was killed by a mob on 19th February within East Kadiang’a area; James Opiyo, killed through mob justice on 28th January at Kadiang’a; an unidentified body killed through mob justice on 29th January at Obot area; an unidentified body was also killed by a mob also at Obot area and Paul Obondo killed by a mob on 5th March within Nyabondo area. Other victims include, David Otieno Ong’oo killed by a mob on 5th March within Nyabondo area, Kennedy Odhiambo Muga killed by a mob on 5th March, within Nyabondo, Duncan Odhiambo Abok killed on 10th January and George Odhiambo Jayo killed on 10th January. There was an unidentified male killed in Oboch on 19th April, 2009. The last one was also an unidentified male killed at Oboch by a mob on 19th April, 2009."
}