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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kipchoim",
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        "legal_name": "Grace Jelagat Kipchoim",
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    "content": "Thank you, consumer of cattle rustling. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was thanking Hon. Cheptumo for bringing this Motion to the House. This is a Motion we have been waiting for. When we talk about cattle rustling, what comes to mind is the destruction that it has brought in our constituencies, especially in the North Rift region. We have gone through untold suffering. Cattle rustling has been happening for a long time. It has left children maimed, families suffering and properties destroyed. The menace has devastated the region. We have lost so much, including closure of schools. I hope this Motion will, in the process, assist the victims. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as Hon. Wario has put it, we need to look at the measures that the Government will put in place to stop cattle rustling. Paying the victims and letting the problem to persist will not help much. The Committee on Implementation should ensure that measures are put in place to stop the menace and ensure that victims have their livelihoods restored. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as we speak, there are about seven schools which are yet to open due to the menace. I have an officer who operates an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) which was sent to my constituency about two days ago due to cattle rustling. The officer is nursing head injuries because of the menace. That menace has not only affected the people living in the region, but it has also affected security officers who do not know the issues behind cattle rustling. They do not own cows. They do not know anything about cattle rustling, but they are suffering because of this menace. Cattle rustling is no longer a cultural practice, but a menace that has brought a lot of problems to the people. The perpetrators of that menace should be dealt with accordingly. Punitive measures should be taken against the perpetrators. They should be considered as murderers. The law should not only compensate the victims. It should punish the perpetrators who burn houses, destroy schools and other properties. People who steal cattle and have no respect for humanity 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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