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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Korere",
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        "legal_name": "Sara Paulata Korere",
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    "content": "Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want at the outset to thank the initiator of this Bill. This is a Bill that is timely. In my understanding, I know that cattle rustling is a primitive out-dated culture of the yesteryears. But what we are experiencing in this country is not just culture as everybody wants us to believe. Cattle rustling is a more technical and organised thuggery. In my view, this Bill is very timely because for the last two years in the constituency where I come from, I have witnessed families becoming poor as a result of cattle rustling. I find it very ridiculous when somebody asks old men to go and negotiate with these robbers. If somebody can shoot, kill and drive away your livestock, that is robbery with violence and it should be treated exactly as such. In the last two weeks in Rumuruti where I come from, we have witnessed losses of more than 15 lives, more than 800 herds of cattle stolen, and more than 1,000 goats and sheep stolen. It is very sad that in this era and time, some of us cannot condemn cattle rustling but instead use it for sideshows, to accuse one community against another and to champion the status quo. What has cost me a few slaps and some kicks is my stand against cattle rustling which I will still stand against. I will speak against it and I will continue to say on the Floor of this House that I have lived in Laikipia for 40 years and it has been known to be the home of peace. My stand on disarmament in Laikipia which is causing threats even to my life remains the same. I still urge the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and Coordination of National Government to go on with disarmament in Laikipia because we want the illegal firearms to be flashed out of Laikipia and we want the thugs who have caused so much agony to the residents of Laikipia to be flashed out. Finally, as I support this Bill, I also want to appreciate my colleagues both male and female in this House who have stood with me. I have suffered in silence for the last so many years. But, I reiterate that this is not going to stop or intimidate me. My strength and agitation to go for the Laikipia North seat is as strong as ever. No amount of slaps, kicks or name calling will stop me. As I urge the CS for Interior and Coordination of National Government and concerned authorities to take action on this brother who did this barbaric act to me, I also pray that God will give him the grace to search his soul and know that what he has done is cowardly and not manly. 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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