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    "id": 620743,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/620743/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Letimalo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Raphael Lakalei Letimalo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion in a mediated version of the Bill. I also thank my colleague, Hon. Chachu, for pursuing this Bill up to the mediation level. It is important to appreciate that Kenya is divided into two main zones, namely, highland areas where there is heavy and reliable rainfall, stable economic activity and cash crops like tea and coffee do well, and lowland areas. In the highlands, economic development is at a higher level. If you look at lowland areas, which have been designated as ASAL, the climatic condition is characterised by low and unreliable rainfall. The economic conditions are harsh to the extent that drought persists throughout the year. For that reason, residents from such areas have to depend on the Government to get food aid, water and pasture for their animals. It is not the wish of the people to live in such dry areas. It is circumstances. For those of us who come from drought-prone areas, we know that during drought seasons, institutions like national game reserves, community conservancies and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have to construct shallow wells from dry river beds to get water for the wildlife. The same also applies to residents of such drought-prone areas. Because of scarcity of water, people have to dig shallow wells to get water for their people and animals. I would like my colleagues in the House to appreciate that one of the factors that make conflict associated with cattle rustling to persist is scarcity of important resources like water and pasture. The economic activity in such areas is entirely livestock rearing. So, people have to move with their livestock to get water and pasture. This is where they converge with different communities and scramble for this scarce resource. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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