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    "id": 666098,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. I support this Motion that we declare cattle rustling a national disaster and also compensate the victims. Many speakers before me have sort of dismissed the idea of setting up this fund. It is good for members to know that the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) cover the biggest portion of this country. They support 50 per cent of cattle, nearly all the herds of camels and 70 per cent of the goats and sheep in this country. Though they support a smaller population of 17 million people, these are very productive areas in terms of livestock. In the interest of time, I want to say that cattle rustling, as has been said, is barbaric, outdated and is a security threat in this country. If it is not contained now, it will bring dire consequences later on. Why do we have cattle rustling and why have we not managed to do away with it? We should consider the geography and the climatic conditions in those ASAL areas. These areas get very little rain. The only way to use the land properly is to move the herds to the grazing areas, water points and the lick salts. So, you cannot stay in one place and benefit unless you move the livestock where there are those resources. I agree with Hon. Asman Kamama that cattle rustling has reduced by nearly 80 per cent. Those people, including members in this Parliament like Hon. Kamama and the wonderful Turkana girl, Lorupe, have brought initiatives that have reduced cattle rustling. Unless we are not aware of the fact that it has reduced, we will keep talking about it. We have cattle rustling because of the climatic conditions where drought wipes out the cattle and then there is need to restock. So, the young warriors have no other opportunities and because there is no education, they have to restock by getting cattle near the places they live. This is what perpetuates the vice. We have to do an affirmative action. 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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