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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Taita Taveta CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Haika Mizighi",
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        "legal_name": "Lydia Haika Mnene Mizighi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(C), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources regarding a sad case of incessant fires in national parks in the country and in particular, increased fire incidences in Tsavo Park. So far, it has experienced more than three incidences of fire outbreak in a span of three months. This year alone, in May, a fire destroyed vegetation in Tsavo East. In June and July, fire consumed more than 100 hectares in a vast conservation area. On 8th August 2020 at 2.00 p.m. more than 400 hectares of vegetation in Tsavo East National Park were destroyed by fire which started at dam area. The surging fire incidences across game parks in the country come amid growing concerns over short and long-term impact of vegetation and wildlife. This is considering that our national game parks are inhabited by thousands of wildlife, flora and fauna species including The Big Five. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Environment and National Resources to address the following: i. explain the surging cases of incessant fires across the national parks in the country and in particular, Tsavo National Park that has led to destruction of more than 400 hactares of vegetation owing to the fact that the said forest is inhabited by thousands of wildlife species; ii. what the causes of these fires are and how the Ministry is handling it; and, iii. what measures the Ministry has put in place to ensure the situation is contained and such incidences do not recur in future."
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