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    "id": 175526,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kabando wa Kabando",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kabando wa Kabando",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister has taken a position that I thought 4008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 10, 2008 would be unpopular, that I was intending to take and I am taking now. I stand to oppose this Motion. Not with any malice, but just recently, we passed a Motion in this House to constitute a Select Committee chaired by hon. Kioni, to investigate the activities of militia gangs. These are organisations that are threatening security in this country. They include groups that are doing cattle rustling and those that are attacking businessmen in cities and other urban areas. In this regard, three issues are important. First, we need to agree that we need to have a concrete recommendation. The causes of cattle rustling are known. We do not need the Members of Parliament to expend eight months or one year to investigate that which is within the realms of existing committees. Secondly, we need to accept that the more Select Committees that we continue to form in this House for every issue, including to investigate the contents of Alvaro and the activities of militia groups, we are duplicating the role of State organisations and agencies that are funded by the Kenyan people to do exactly that which we want these committees to do. Because my time is up, I recommend that we amend this Motion, so that it can be relevant. With those few remarks, I beg to oppose."
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