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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to join the others in thanking Peris Tobiko for bringing this Motion. It is high time people had a conversation around matters livestock and farming in terms of agriculture. I come from a county where we have the expansive Tsavo National Park. We not only have running battles with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) staff, but also with the big land owners in terms of us fighting for the little pasture that there is. It is high time the Government takes an active role in making sure pastoralists are sensitised and educated on issues of making sure that their livestock have enough food in terms of having land where they can not only do their grazing, but also plant grass. The grass can be used during times of drought. This is a conversation which has been ongoing for so long to an extent that at a certain point somebody suggested that cattle rustling should be looked at as a national disaster. Apart from that, the bigger problem that we have is drought and floods. When we have floods, we lose livestock and human lives. During drought, we also lose the same. No security personnel has the right to kill livestock deliberately. There is no reason for Kenyans to lose their lives at a time when we should be sitting down and having a conversation on the way forward resolve some of our problems. Just this afternoon, we were talking about matters climate change and how it affects the livelihoods of our people. It is a fact that Kenya is an Arid and Semi-Arid land (ASAL). About 83 per cent of Kenya is ASAL. Because of that, we need to plan and have better plans. The Jubilee Government is trying its best to construct dams everywhere so that water is not wasted during rainy seasons. This water can be used even for livestock and agricultural farming. This conversation need not degenerate into serious emotions and people not wanting to sit down and talk. This august House can sit down and look for a solution and then advise accordingly through special reports. This can be done in terms of getting the Government to put 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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