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    "id": 390055,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1576,
        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
        "slug": "joseph-meruaki-muthari"
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, cattle rustling has been around for a long time. I am speaking with a lot of pain because many livestock from my constituwency is with our neighbours. This has been a regular occurrence. I do not know whether the Government is not able to protect its own citizens. Even as we deploy KPR, a lot of money is allocated to the security agents. The cattle rustlers come from one region to the other. In this particular incident, they went to a particular place. It is known where they are and nothing has happened. It is as if one district is completely independent of the other districts. Even as we speak about KPR, it is high time the Government came up with very clear strategies to curb this problem. It appears as if cattle rustling has been allowed as a way of living for certain people. It has been a regular occurrence. The people who do it are known. They live in a certain specific location where we have the general police officers, the Administration Police Officers, the DDCs, ACCs and yet this menace continuous. It is high time we made cattle rustling a very expensive thing so that when people are caught engaging in it, they pay dearly and people will be deterred from the practice. Otherwise, even as we empower KPR, which is important, we need to put deterrent measures in place. We need to support KPRs because, to a large extent, this is risky. Being a KPR, you are not compensated. You are not insured. They walk in the bush for long periods and if one dies, they are not compensated. This is also part of the problem. If KPRs are not supported, they can also use the firearms which they are given to look for their compensation from their neighbours. They can use them for their personal gain. It is important for the Government to consider KPRs. We could even amend the Motion and where we are urging the Government, we resolve. The Government is not here to be urged. We can resolve that the Government takes care of the KPRs’ needs, as they perform their national duty. They should be given ammunition, uniforms and regular allowances. This will also motivate them to do what they can do. As I end my contribution, the Government should listen and act. The idea of stealing, killing other people like rats and thinking that if you want to re-stock, you go to other communities for livestock should be taken with the seriousness that it deserves. I beg to support."
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