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"content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice and condemn the killing of livestock in Laikipia. This happened yesterday. It is going to happen tomorrow and it has happened in the past. I would like to condemn it. This is a case of use of excessive force in order to curtail the economy of pastoralist communities. This is a way of destroying our life. Cattle mean a lot to us. So, I urge that anybody who has been made culpable be brought to book. The culprits should be arrested and jailed for their excesses. Secondly, I wish to suggest two things, namely, establishment of a drought contingency fund that should be made available so that animals and people can be able to move from one strategic area to another. Movement of livestock and movement of herders is a way of life. It has to be respected. It is a way of securing our animals during dry spells. Animals and people in pastoral communities have, in the past, been hurt by the KWS rangers and the Kenya Police Service officers. It has happened again. In addition, I suggest the formation of a special select committee of this House to address the issue."
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