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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "destroyed. Sometimes schools are burned down. Many negative effects arise from cattle rustling. We should have necessary plans and mechanisms in place to deal with the menace. One of the things that I wanted to talk about, which also ought to be given serious consideration, is the aspect of security. We have had difficulties in our country, particularly in the Rift Valley. You remember the recent case of Baragoi which is still fresh in our minds. Many people were killed including security officers, policemen and normal citizens. Losses were suffered in the attack. It is important that the Government takes measures to improve security in those areas by having more police stations and more specialised personnel to deal with this issue including the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) personnel. Importantly, specialised personnel is not adequate in our country. We only have a few ASTU police officers in the areas that are prone to cattle rustling. The Government needs to enhance security measures in those areas by establishing more police stations, providing more specialised personnel and increasing surveillance. Recently, the Government acquired some helicopters which are used for surveillance at night. This equipment should be used in those areas to ensure that this menace is stopped. Hon. Gumbo referred to some areas in our country where the elders-system is still working. In Baringo, we encourage elders from the different communities that engage in cattle rustling to sit down and talk to each other, so that this menace is eradicated. It is a shame that we are still talking about cattle rustling in this era. This is something which ought to have been stopped. As we move forward, we should improve our lives. People are getting educated. We are engaging in farming and different activities in our country to move a step forward in development. Going back to rustling, which is something that took place many years ago, is a shame. We have a responsibility, as the leadership of this country to stop this practice. One of the things that we should recommend, apart from establishing a fund and declaring this a national disaster, is for communities to establish mechanisms to abolish this menace. Elders of different communities should talk to each other to ensure that they narrow down their differences. People should be encouraged to engage in other businesses. They should not think about cattle alone. Those guys wanted to move to Bungoma and take our cows. They were claiming that it is mboga . This is not mboga . When our neighbours, the Pokots, stole cattle in Trans Nzoia, they said they were going for mboga. This is something which must be checked. I congratulate Hon. Cheptumo for pushing forward this Motion. People suffer trauma like I said earlier. The attacks are normally serious. After the raiders leave, the victims do not normally believe what happened. It is just like terror attacks. As we enhance the war on terror, we must also deal with the cattle rustling menace. I support this Motion and commend Hon. Cheptumo and ask my colleagues to support the Motion. The only issue I wanted to raise is the fact that this is an ordinary Motion. It only urges the Government. I am not sure how we want to move forward to ensure that this is implemented. It is a very good Motion and it should go a long way in helping our people. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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