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    "id": 71094,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mututho",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Michael Njenga Mututho",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, those of us who have been in those areas, particularly those people who made trips to go and study the root causes of this cattle rustling menace, feel that the Government has failed in its duty. Having said that, we also think that the local leadership and Members of this august House should face the challenge, because they have also failed in their obligations. The North Eastern Province, which is an arid area, does not have this menace. When you come down to the Pokot and Turkana areas, it becomes like a game. That raises a very big question in terms of local leadership. We are saying in this report that as much as we would like to ask the Government to undertake certain strong measures, the leadership should also sober up. Whether you are a dip attendant, a Member of Parliament, who or who, it is good to cherish the value of life, and allow it a chance for the sake of women and children. If we must fight it out, let us devise another method of doing so, which does not involve women and children; these groups should be protected. I am imagining I am a son of a lady or a daughter for that particular matter. You are strapped at the back and your mother is carrying an AK 47 rifle to go and defend five sheep because cattle went a long time ago. The lady’s life and your life depend on that AK 47 and the five sheep or goats, which will go anyway. This is because when the men come they will still open fire on her and steal all the animals. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Government must wake up from its slumber. I want to insist that the Government allocates resources for an effective force that will be able to control this menace effectively. Every now and then we hear that chiefs will be sacked, and that there will be patrols and home guards. Why do we need home guards when we have a whole army, Administration Police and a police force all around us? Why can they not do their job? Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this whole thing to me is as a result of some people imagining that some children belong to a lesser god. I seriously believe that the reason why this menace has been allowed to go on is that the Government still does not regard a resident of Nakuru, Kiambu, Mombasa or any other place to be equal to the people who have been attacked constantly and consistently by these cattle rustlers."
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