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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would want to agree that maybe cattle rustling is multipronged. There are several aspects leading to why cattle rustling should appear. Culture has been cited, but I want to say that this is now becoming minimal. If anything, if someone would have to go and raid his neighbour because of culture, you are not going to raid a neighbourly and friendly society or community that you co-exist with, you always go and raid a community that you think you have issues to settle with and you have some animosity. These animosities are usually brought by lack of adequate resources. I want to disagree with hon. Nanok when he says that the Government has not been able to improve infrastructure and take development to these areas because of insecurity. No, it is the other way round. Insecurity has thrived in these areas because of lack of commitment by Government to take development down there. It is utter negligence. When the Isiolo-Moyale-Marsabit Road was being constructed, the Government said that it was incurring extra expenses because of beefing up security. They were afraid that people who were constructing the road would be robbed. Why is this? This is because adequate water has not been supplied to the communities which are there. Owing to wanton neglect of so many years, the only livelihood that these people know is look for water and even rob water from people who are constructing the road. It is the Government that has impoverished and reduced its people to a point of seeking such assistance. On that note, recommendations have been given that we should improve education, the livelihoods of these people, infrastructure and develop those areas. These should be taken seriously. Even after this Government gave us a Ministry that they call"
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