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    "id": 1019665,
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    "speaker_name": "Narok North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": "would have been a matter that calls for the CS to resign. But this being Kenya, he still continues to hold office. I believe he should think twice about retaining that office. This brings me to something that happened the other day in the Maasai Mara. People were so greedy and negligent that they allowed the building of camps along the crossings used by wildebeest. They are the spectacle of the great migration, which is the eighth wonder of the world. People have built camps and blocked the movement of the wildebeests and other animals, thus causing the death of several thousands of the animals. The worst part is that a video was taken by a foreign tourist and has been circulating all over the world. This has cost us a lot of goodwill and this also happened during the time when the rhinos died. When they talk about the quality of the water being the cause of the death of the rhinos, we wonder whether KWS has scientists who were supposed to have advised against relocating those rhinos. But you find that most people who were responsible were on suspension during that time. This brings to the floor the abuse of power by those in authority whereby, if they do not like you, they kick you out. If you do not sing to their song however bad it is, they kick you out. If you advise them it will not be right to relocate the rhinos, they remove you. I think it is time we defended and protected officers. I was a member of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources in the last Parliament. I know we fought for more allocation of funds to KWS, but we always failed. It shows that even the CS has failed because he has been unable to fight for the allocation of resources to KWS and other very important institutions like this one. I believe, as Parliament, we should relook at some of those issues. KWS takes care of our heritage. I think instead of throwing money into dams that are never completed thereby losing billions, it is important for us to put more money in our national reserves and parks. This is because had it not been for Covid-19, tourism sustains the economy of this country. I think for years since the time we were under colonial powers up to Independence, tourism has always come to the aid of this country in its hour of need. When there was no money from the World Bank and we were a pariah State, our own beautiful parks brought in tourists and dollars. That is how we survived. This is something we must retain at all costs. I do not want to say that the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is not taken care of. I believe if you look at its budgetary allocation, you will find that it is very minimal in comparison to other ministries which are not of much importance. It is the same with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining. We have a lot of resources underground and we are not utilizing them. I believe as Parliament, we should ensure some of those very key ministries are properly budgeted for. They should get enough resources to ensure that, as a country, we are self-sufficient in as far as natural resources are concerned. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Report and the CS should take the responsibility as well as other officers."
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