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    "id": 874804,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/874804/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alois Lentoimaga",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also rise to support this amendment. It has come at the right time. What is lacking is the infrastructure down at the grassroots level in our counties and constituencies. For us who come from North Rift, especially those counties that are prone to cattle rustling, we do not lack young men who can run or do good sports. This is because we have seen them doing cattle rustling instead of sport. If you observe well, in my area, young men run especially when they are stealing cows. In six hours, they run up to 100 kilometres. If only they can be made use of and be given facilities and even trained in various sports, I am sure those efforts would pay off. However, because of distance and lack of decentralisation of sports in this country, the young men in our places do not stand to benefit. Facilities should be availed at that level where young people can participate in sports instead of doing evil things like killing and taking away livestock that belongs to their The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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