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    "id": 93962,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/93962/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, external marginalization refers to when the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance underfunds the Ministry. When the Cabinet does not give priority to the Livestock Insurance Fund that is also external marginalization. That is a political issue and the Pastoral Parliamentary Group should have that as an agenda in their next meeting; that is why we have external marginalization. With regard to the poor livestock marketing infrastructure, this can be attributed to many issues. One of them is disease especially threat-related diseases like Rift Valley Fever and, Foot and Mouth disease. That has to do with the trans-boundary nature of the pastoral community. As a country, when we do a lot in terms of disease surveillance and wipe out Rift Valley Fever, Rinderpest or PPR, we are no sure whether the same thing has been done along our borders with Somalia which has not veterinary systems, Southern Sudan and Tanzania. However, I assure the hon. Member that we now have a deliberate policy and we are regaining our market. Currently, the Kenya Meat Commission is processing 15 tonnes of meat to the international market. We are also shipping live animals to Mauritius every fortnight. These are indications that Dr. Kuti and myself do not sleep on the job. We are doing all we can. I am sure that with the creation of disease-free zones, the people of northern Kenya and ASAL regions will benefit more from the livestock sector."
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