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    "id": 176790,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/176790/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to this very important Motion. First of all, I wish to thank the Mover for having come up with this very important Motion. The importance of livestock as an industry cannot be over-emphasized. The majority of Kenyans depend on livestock for their livelihood. When I talk about livestock, we must make it very clear that livestock is not only found in ASAL areas. There is livestock in other areas. I also rear livestock. I have a few grade cows. Therefore, we must take cognisance of the fact that livestock is found everywhere in this country. I am saying that this Motion could not have come at a better time, considering the way livestock industry has not been given prominence and adequate funding by the Government. Many people depend on livestock for their livelihood, to educate their children and also for income purposes. So, we need to come up with a system of licensing livestock attendants. It is a shame that for the last 15 years, the Government has not employed veterinary doctors. The people who have been taking care of our livestock are traditional livestock attendants. These are people who have learnt animal diseases and how to control them over time. In this proposed Bill, we must take cognisance of the traditional attendants. They are the people who have been maintaining livestock, in view of the fact that the Government has not employed veterinary doctors for the last 15 years. So, I am suggesting that this Bill must give recognition to the traditional livestock attendants. 3806 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 03, 2008 Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we used to have livestock officers, who would move around and advise farmers on how to look after their cattle but these days, we do not see them. They used to be in smartly-cut uniform. I do not know what happened---"
}