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    "id": 72117,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Livestock Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The animal ring in Ndii was completed in 2007, but is not operational because of a land dispute over the site where it is constructed between the Taita Taveta County Council and a local resident by the name of Mrs. Grace Hejimwa, who claims the ring was built on her land. The individual has moved to court and obtained a court order barring the council from using the facility. The case is still pending, awaiting determination. On the other hand, Rukanga Market stopped operating due to low business activities. Further, the buyers were not coming to the market due to alleged insecurity in the area. It is also noted that livestock transactions in the region are mainly done at farm gate level and usually under the control of intermediaries. (b) Rukanga and Ndii rings were built jointly by the County Council of Taveta, the Agriculture Sector Support Programme and Decentralised Agriculture Support Service, and hence the Ministry of Livestock Development was not directly involved in their construction. However, the Ministry, in conjunction with the County Council of Taveta, is taking the following measures to operationalise the markets:- (i) the County Council of Taveta has set aside funds to improve the market by providing water and erecting a perimeter fence around each market; (ii) the Ministry of Livestock Development and the Ministry of Local Government are intensifying sensitization of livestock keepers and traders on the merit of using the market rather than relying on the exploitative middlemen at the farm gate level; and, (iii) issues of security concerns that scare away livestock buyers and sellers from the market are being addressed through regular patrols by security agents in consultation with the Provincial Administration. Thank you."
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