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    "id": 391507,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/391507/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Adan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to bring to the attention of the Committee that this Statement was received at the Senate yesterday. It is dated 22nd October, 2013. If I may proceed, I wish to state as follows:- On 30th September, 2013 at about 4.00 a.m. an unknown number of cattle rustlers raided Apuke village in Alale Division, West Pokot County and stole about 600 herds of cattle and an unknown number of goats. During the raid, the Kenya Police reservists from the area engaged the raiders in a fierce exchange of gun fire leading to the killing of two raiders and a 15 year old Pokot herds-boy. The stolen animals were driven towards Napipa area in Loima Sub-county of Turkana. Mr. Speaker, Sir, following the above incident, a contingent of police officers from Pokot North Sub-county and the GSU officers based at Leiya were dispatched to track and recover the animals. So far, ten herds of cattle have been recovered and efforts to recover the rest and arrest the raiders are ongoing. In order to address the cattle rustling along the border of West Pokot and Turkana counties, the Government has intensified patrols in the area and held peace meetings between local leaders from the two communities to prevail upon them to cease such practices. Besides the deployment of security officers, the Government has also been working through the District Peace Committees (DPCs) which are engaging their counterparts in Turkana County to recover the stolen animals. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}