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    "id": 175513,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 192,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us not personalise this important Motion. What I am saying is that an hon. Member of Parliament should be part of the security team in his own constituency. I am trying to make a suggestion; that if stolen animals cross into a certain boundary, those people should be held responsible. That is the only way that we can stop cattle rustling. It is making these hon. Members jittery because their people are the ones who are actually doing cattle rustling. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to make another very important 4004 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 10, 2008 suggestion to do with the issue of commercialising cattle rustling. We need to brand our livestock in particular areas, so that stolen animals can be traced. For example, we can brand them \"T\" for animals from Turkana, \"P\" for those from Pokot and \"S\" for those from Samburu. When you find these animals in the market places, you will be able to actually know whether they were stolen and sold or they were sold by the owners. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that if we rein in on the political leaders, who include Members of Parliament and Councillors, as well as assistant chiefs, chiefs, District Officers (DOs) and District Commissioners (DCs), cattle rustling will be a thing of the past. That is the only way we can stop this problem. If we keep on moving in circles, trying to defend our own people, it will not help. You remember that only the other day, members of the Turkana community were massacred. The Government has not taken appropriate action because, perhaps, there was no proper intelligence on the ground. When people cross over to another constituency or district and butcher people, when they cross back to their own constituency or district, they disappear. That is why I am saying we should hold some people responsible, especially the security people in such districts. That is the only way we can handle cattle rustling. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another very important point is giving proper security to these communities. We should, especially increase the number of police officers in those areas. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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