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    "id": 356389,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Farah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2231,
        "legal_name": "Abdulaziz Ali Farah",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that livestock farming is the major source of income for the people living in the arid and semi-arid (ASAL) areas in the country; deeply concerned about the devastation caused by perennial droughts in most parts of the country, especially in the ASAL areas, that has occasioned heavy losses to livestock farmers, thus greatly affecting them financially; noting that many farmers have lost almost all their livestock and experienced a sharp reduction in the quantity and quality of produce due to the harsh climatic conditions in the ASAL areas; convinced that unless these farmers are protected from the harsh climatic conditions, livestock farming is likely to face the risk of irreversible economic ruin, this House urges the Government to urgently establish a Livestock Insurance Fund to cushion livestock farmers in all the ASAL areas against losses occasioned by drought. Hon. Speaker, Sir, as we all know the livestock sub-sector in Kenya forms a major component of our economy. The livestock sub-sector plays a critical role in our household incomes, and also contributes a lot to our national economy. According to statistics of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, around 12 per cent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is contributed by the livestock sub-sector; it contributes more than 40 per cent of the agricultural GDP. This sector is critical in the running of our economy, but it faces a very dangerous trend in this country. It is a sector that requires the involvement of Government policy in managing what helps that sector such as"
}