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    "id": 398128,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. J.K. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "John Kiragu Chege",
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    "content": "So, as much as I would like to be with my brothers and sisters in the areas that are prone to cattle rustling, as leaders, we also need to ask ourselves: “We hear of cattle rustling, but where do the stolen cattle go to? Who makes money in this business?” I am sure that they are not the ordinary people in those areas. They are people stationed in Nairobi, who know where the markets are. They are the ones who can even provide guns and ammunition to cattle rustlers. I have heard that every person in those areas has a firearm and ammunition. We have to deal with organised crime in this country. There are people who make money out of crime in this country, and they get away with it. I know that we can arm all those people, and that we need to secure our people. However, until the day we deal with those people who make a living out of killing other people, we will not get anywhere. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know that even in Nairobi, police reservists have served this nation. They can be used to secure the areas that our mainstream security personnel cannot reach, but I think we have a bigger problem. We have to deal with insecurity in the country. We must look at resource allocation amongst our security forces units and review how some of the units are performing. I have an issue with the performance of the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Even when I was at the university, we used to have students from the defunct Special Branch, who would pass information to their bosses. As a country that has been attacked in the manner that we have witnessed, we have to devise new methods of collecting and disseminating information. Otherwise, all of us, including this House, can be in a lot of trouble. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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