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    "id": 381545,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/381545/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, aware that Kenyans living in counties in arid areas such as West Pokot, Turkana, Baringo, Samburu, Garissa, Mandera, among others, are pastoralists who depend on livestock for their livelihood; concerned that over the years, pastoralist communities have continued to suffer loss of their animals due to diseases that are preventable; cognizant of the fact that efforts by past Governments to address the problem have not yielded desirable results; the Senate urges the National Government to urgently put in place an effective policy to create livestock disease free zones in the counties in pastoralist areas. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for a long time, the pastoralists have suffered as a result of lack of effective policy being in place to safeguard their livelihoods. Over 60 per cent of all livestock found in Kenya are in the counties in the pastoralist zones. I am talking about Kenya Disease Free Zoning Programme that is required to safeguard this economic activity that these Kenyans engage in. You will note that it is only livestock farming that can be done in these areas unless we introduce irrigation that we were talking about the other day. The disease free zoning, if implemented, will be able to facilitate access of our livestock and livestock products in the local market, regional and international markets. This is because there are some sensitive diseases that can affect the market. Some of these interventions are meant to eradicate some of the dreaded sensitive diseases that affect our livestock. We need to upgrade livestock breeds and sustainability of suitable range lands and development of livestock farming policies that may be required. This disease free zoning, if implemented will uplift and move the counties to guarantee markets for their animals. I know that some strategies have been put in place over a period of time, but they have never been sustained."
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