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    "id": 1020634,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kasipul, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Ong’ondo",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Ong'ondo Were",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. I want to indicate that I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, which undertook the inquiry into the death of the 11 rhinos. Just for the record, black rhino is one of the rare species in the animal kingdom. It attracts a lot of tourists. That is why before the botched translocation, it received wide publication, which was presided over by the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife. We also noted that the translocation attracted donor funds equivalent to £25 million, which is a lot of money. It was not the first time for translocation to be undertaken within Kenya. Actually, we have seen up to 11 translocations amounting to 180 rhinos, which has been very successful. Due to the death of the 11 rhinos, it rests on the point of the inquiry of what happened. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee further went looking into the mandate of the Kenya Wildlife Service, which covers conservation and management of wildlife. Another mandate is the implementation and management of laws and regulations, which guides the same system. The Committee had a meeting with KWS, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, the Veterinary Union and other agencies which were involved. Actually, we noted that there were management gaps, which contributed to the death of rhinos because even before that, the former board had declined, up to 2015, the translocation due to ecological issues and water salinity levels within the water source. There was delay in naming of the board which brought about policy guideline issues. The Committee also noted that there was fault with the Principal Secretary because she sits on the board. With the absence of the board, she could have taken the opportunity to oversee all translocation levels. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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