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    "id": 92623,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/92623/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Letimalo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 68,
        "legal_name": "Raphael Lakalei Letimalo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I commend the Mover of this Motion for highlighting the most critical areas where we require Government intervention. I just want to say something very briefly in support of this Motion. Those of us who come from pastoral communities admit that cattle rustling is an old cultural practice that has outlived its usefulness. It has to be discarded in all ways possible. I want to emphasize that the Government should make a deliberate effort through affirmative action to deal with the youths who are actually the people involved in cattle rustling from all the communities that are involved. I think the most critical area here is through education. The Government should ensure that all those youths who have attained the school going age are enrolled in school so that they grow up with a new mentality of getting livelihood instead of engaging in cattle rustling. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government should also come up with an approach to engage these youths in income generating activities. This has worked well because in my own constituency, Samburu East, the community has embraced community based conservancy and many youths have been employed as security guards to protect wildlife and conserve the environment. I am sure once they are engaged, they"
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