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    "id": 666003,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/666003/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "financial income from cattle rustling, and from the desperation and suffering of our people. It is time the Government comes in strongly to deal with those merchants. For me, those are terrorists. They are people who are out to destroy people’s lives and livelihoods in order to make an income – an evil one in that case. The Government, through the law that we have passed in this House, is trying to now support Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs) or home guards. If they are supported, vetted, given the necessary weapons, paid some allowances, brought under the command of the Officers Commanding Police Stations (OCSs) or Officers Commanding Police Divisions (OCPDs) and they are well trained and disciplined, they will cease to be militants in their communities and be seen as officers of our Government working with the Kenya Police and the Administration Police to ensure that the perpetrators of cattle rustling are brought to book. We have already passed the law. I thank Hon. Kamama’s Committee because, again, they have put some money this financial year to support the payment of allowances, buying of uniforms and training of KPRs. If we can increase the funding support for KPRs, we can go a very long way in dealing with cattle rustling. In most of the areas where cattle rustling happens, there are no roads. Police can only follow where there are roads. They cannot walk, while those guys can walk day and night for days and days. If KPRs are locals, they can walk just like those cattle rustlers. If they are well trained and given better ammunition, I am sure the issue of cattle rustling can be reduced in our country."
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