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    "id": 666028,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Eric Keter",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to air my views on this important Motion. First, we were told that there was a report this morning which was written by Members from this House in the 10th Parliament. I wish that report could have been brought earlier. I hope that something can be got out of that report. At the outset, I would like to say that we are discussing an outdated practice. I remember way back when my community was involved in cattle rustling with another community in South Nyanza. Over some years, cattle rustling is now non-existent. What brought the change? We better call a spade a spade and not a big spoon. That practice is based on education and other factors. Areas with cattle rustling faced historical injustices as a result of how colonialists applied their rule. Some years back in Thika, there was a big sign post written: “The North Eastern is protected area”. You had to get a special permit to go there. It was a marginalized area and there was no much development as a result of how the people there grew up. Instead of recognizing that menace, we should look for ways of tackling it. We should address issues such as infrastructure, roads, development and water. Have they been empowered? What about the youth? What kind of job opportunities have they been given by the Government? Once we empower those people, cattle rustling will be a thing of the past."
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