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    "speaker_name": "Isiolo North, KPP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Hassan Hulufo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on its inquiry into the death of 11 black rhinos after translocation to Tsavo East National Park sanctuary, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 19th September 2019. In our country, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is the authority that is mandated to conserve and manage our wildlife. It is in line with that mandate that we expect KWS to conserve the biodiversity of our country, both flora and fauna. They happen to also manage most of our parks. Black rhinos are one of the rare species that we have in our country, and they belong to the category of endangered species, which require extra protection. In our country, the population of black rhinos declined drastically in the 1970s and 1980s as a result of poaching and illegal trade in their horns. Consequently, the population dropped from around 20,000 in the 1970s to around 400 in the 1980s. I am providing this background so that it can help us appreciate why the death of the 11 black rhinos was such an important thing for us as a country and globally. The KWS has been developing an action plan on conservation of this endangered species. And the latest plan to guide conservation of black rhinos runs from 2017 to 2021, with support of donors, mostly the World Wide Fund (WWF). Over the years, with the support of donors, KWS has translocated rhinos from areas where their population has grown to other suitable areas across the country, including to private sanctuaries, community land and protected areas such as national reserves. In July 2018, there was an outcry which followed the reported death of 11 black rhinos which were translocated to Tsavo East National Park. Pursuant to Standing Order 216(5)(e), the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources resolved to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of those rhinos. The objective of the inquiry by the Committee were two: to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of the black rhinos; and to recommend remedial action to forestall any such future death of black rhinos due to botched translocation. In the process of the inquiry, the Committee was able to meet the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife and his team from the Ministry. We were also able to meet the Kenya Union of Veterinary Practitioners and the Kenya Veterinary Association. We also met the WWF Kenya Office, which is a major donor for the exercise. We were also able to meet the former KWS Board 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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