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    "id": 176794,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of LocalGovernment",
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said it is in the African tradition to give a kilogramme of meat to the meat inspectors when they are inspecting meat. It is normal. We do that. We give them a kilogramme of meat. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am saying that we need to revive the livestock industry. We need disease-free zones so that we can start exporting our livestock to Mauritius and the European Union (EU) because that is where the future of the livestock industry is. If we do not have disease-free zones, then we are going to lose our export markets. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we had the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) which used to export meat to various countries but once our livestock was condemned as not being disease-free, this has not happened. We used to even have canned meat and it was so good. So, I am saying that there is need to revive the livestock industry so that it can achieve its importance so that Kenyans can start living on livestock. We also need to educate our livestock owners. There is no point having 500 head of cattle. They should be selling some of them like now when there is plenty of rain so that come drought time, then they can be able to restock and use the money that they had sold as deposit in banks for their livelihood. However, if we do not give them guidance to do this, every time there is drought, they will lose so many of their livestock such that it is no longer profitable. December 03, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3807 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, we must put cattle rustling to an end, once and for all. Right now, it is an industry. This is one of the causes of the under-development of the livestock industry because when we continue having cattle rustling in this country, people are not in a position to stock livestock and, therefore, it affects the industry as a whole. With those few remarks, I support this Motion."
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