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    "id": 177457,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/177457/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Livestock Development",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that farmers in Gwassi East and Ruma locations have lost cattle as a result of tsetse fly infestation. In fact, our field records in the country show that over the last three years, tsetse fly density in the specific area have significantly reduced from 85 per trap by day in 2005 to 0.025 per trap per day in 2007 and currently at 0.01 flies per trap per day. (b) My Ministry is currently implementing the Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign known as PATEC which was launched in the year 2000 by African Heads of Government. Phase 1 of this project started in 2005 and covers six areas within the Lambwe 3664 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 27, 2008 Valley which also covers Gwassi Constituency. The impact of this project is that tsetse fly densities have reduced drastically in all the implementation areas in this country. Further, the community members of Gwassi and the surrounding areas have been trained to make traps and deploy them into their farms to control tsetse flies. Also at the same time, we have provided free insecticides and acaricides to spray and dip the livestock that are found within Gwassi Constituency. In addition, massive vaccination of livestock was carried out free of charge during the months of April and May this year against the tsetse fly. (c) Whereas there are no factual reported livestock deaths in Gwassi due to specifically tsetse infection, the Government currently has no compensation policy for loss of livestock for any diseases including tsetse. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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