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    "id": 71507,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo–Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know if he has had sleepless nights or dreaming. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our Committee also considered seeking means of employment for our young people. We also considered the enactment and implementation of the National Policy on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the Mifugo protocol. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also need to eliminate negative cultural practices that encourage cattle rustling. We should also encourage national cohesion and integration, so that our young people can see best examples in other areas. I would also encourage the CEO of the Vision 2030, Mr. Mugo Kibati to consider prioritizing this issue, so that we can move our country forward. There is a lot that we can do with better livestock management. Finally, because the issue of cattle rustling is an issue of human rights violation, I would want to quote the case of Rodrigues versus Honduras, which talked of due diligence. This is a case which was reported in the Inter-American Human Rights Court. It says that it is upon the government to ensure and protect human rights, and that where the government is not able to, the ordinary people can take it to court. In this case, the court said that the State’s failure to take reasonable steps to prevent human rights violations was a ground for its culpability. Secondly, the court established that the State is obliged to use the means at its disposal to carry out serious investigations of violations committed within its jurisdiction to identify those responsible to impose the appropriate punishment and ensure that the victims get adequate compensations."
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