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"content": "and while we were there, we saw many people from different developed countries going there to see how it manages its livestock industry. The Chair has indicated to us that there is a protocol to combat cattle rustling and it defines it as the stealing, planning, organizing, attempting, aiding or abetting the stealing of livestock by any person, where the theft is accompanied by dangerous weapons and/or violence. I want to go back to the issue of what we have seen in terms of how Botswana manages that issue. I want to say that one of the things that has come out clearly in our Report is that, amongst the people whom we met who are managing the livestock industry in Botswana, are Kenyans. Therefore, it is important for us, either to build a culture of patriotism or look for a way to motivate Kenyans so that the wonderful work they are doing outside, they can come back and do the same in this country. I would also like to say that having visited Botswana, what they are doing there is not rocket science. It is very simple! If we can get a driver in this industry and sector, we can do amazing things in this country. We can surpass Botswana because we have the capacity. It is Kenyans who are running that and it is embarrassing for us, as a country, that people are going to see what Kenyans are doing in other countries when we can do things better within our country. It is something that calls on us as a country to think and wonder what we are doing and much more so, if you consider that the Kalahari Dessert covers 75 per cent of Botswana. The wildlife protected area is about 17 per cent and so, the only arable land is 13 per cent and Kenya is almost the opposite. So, we can do much better than that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the areas we visited included the Diabit Codonveld and the Gate which runs across the country and divides the cattle zones. I have not only seen that in Botswana, but I have also seen it in Zimbabwe and Namibia which we visited recently. Those are very simple things that we do not need to get people with PhDs to do. We visited the Mochudi Veterinary Extension Area, the National Master Plan for Agricultural Development (NAMPAD), Modern Dairy Farm at Sunnyside and the Botswana Meat Commission whose chair was trained at Egerton University. We also looked at the Boras Insertion demonstration in the ranch farms and even though they look pretty complex because they use modern technology, again as I keep repeating, there is nothing major that Kenyans cannot do there. We were enlightened on the modern cattle management system including branding, zoning, tracing of animals which is computerized, and management of cattle diseases through branding. That way, you are able to control cattle rustling. You are able to trace cattle in much the same way you can trace a lost vehicle because when you lose your cattle--- We went through the process even in their meat commission where we were shown that once the meat is exported to other countries, if there is a problem, they are able to trace where there was a disease outbreak and, therefore, control it. Even from the packaged meat, if you run a computer on it, it will show you the cow, its age, colour, breed and the owner and his village. We saw it live. It is something that we, as a country, can actually do and build our economy. So, my concern is really if we are committed, we can get there. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, to me, the solution lies in embracing that modern technology. However, while we are thinking about it, we need to look at some of the factors that facilitate cattle rustling. We must also deal with them concurrently. One"
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