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    "id": 704934,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was in the Senators’ Lounge when I listened to the Chair’s response to this statement. I want to state that I was not convinced that the statement should be read in the Senate because this statement that has been sought is of such enormous importance to this country because if not well addressed, we will be talking not about animals dying but ripple effects of losing human beings. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, most of these communities we are talking about that depend on livestock draw their welfare from the same livestock. So, giving us a shallow answer that indicates that the Government is trying to buy the dying animals; does the Government realize that most of these areas are referred to Arid and Semi-Arid Areas (ASAL)? That means that cattle rearing is the source of livelihood. Withdrawing the dying animals and giving them money that they cannot use to buy anything because there is nothing in the markets, has the Government ever known that people die with money in their pockets because there is nothing to buy in the markets? If a Government that cannot feed its people has no responsibility or any business being in governance. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is also a constitutional provision that this Government should provide security including food security. The Chairman should tell us what mitigation measures that will impact in the lives of not the animals but the people whose livelihoods depend on these animals to keep alive."
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