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    "id": 186080,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/186080/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Saitoti",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
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        "legal_name": "George Muthengi Kinuthia Saitoti",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me say that I am very much encouraged by the seriousness with which the hon. Members of this House have addressed this very great challenge. It is all agreed here that, indeed, this menace of cattle rustling has been around for a very long time, right from Independence. Various inteventions have been tried, but from time to time, this issue keeps on coming up. So, definitely, we will have to look at this matter in an entirely comprehensive manner; that is going to require a very big linkage of us in Government, stakeholders and all the leaders, including the civil society. This situation has been prompted by the incident that took place in Lokorio Division of South Turkana District. But I do want to say here that we have had these incidents taking place in a number of places. But it is important to see this difficult situation in a much wider context. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the last few weeks, we have faced incursions in various areas. There have been three trouble spots. I think it has entailed the Turkana, Pokot and Samburu communities. On 15th July, 2008, there were cattle rustlers from Turkana who actually attacked the Samburus and stole 210 cattle. During this time, 300 Turkana bandits were shot dead and also another one was killed among the Samburus. The stolen animals were all driven to what we call the Suguta Valley, an extremely terrible situation. Upon receiving that information, we set up a combined operation of the Police, General Service Unit (GSU) and Administration Police (AP). About 200 security forces arrived at the Suguta Valley. They have recovered some of those animals. The terrain is extremely difficult. As though that was not enough, we also had another problem again in Cherangany, where animals were also stolen from the people and driven to a forest nearby. Then, again, on 30th July, 2008---"
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