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    "id": 1046322,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1046322/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank you for allowing me to make some quick remarks on this statement that has been sought by my good friend with whom I attended the same college but at different times - the Member for Chepalungu. KWS needs to be serious about human-wildlife conflict. The people of Kenya love wildlife, but that love should not be taken for granted. I come from a constituency which hosts the Ruma National Park. The problem that faces Chepalungu with leopards is similar to the problem the Ruma National Park is exposing my constituents to. Wildlife destroys crops and sometimes attack people. When the KWS officials come to your home after an attack, you cannot get a simple apology from them. Those of us who border Lake Victoria have a big problem with hippos. The hippos come out of the lake at night and get into our farms and destroy crops. When the citizens attack the hippos, KWS react with a lot of anger and yet, the hippos come out and attack human beings. As much as wildlife is important to the economy of this country, the question we should ask as a country is this: Between the life of wildlife and life of human beings, which one should be given priority? So, the Committee needs to expand its investigation into this matter to address the whole question of human-wildlife conflict in Chepalungu and other parts of the country so that we can have a policy in place that will deal with this problem. Thank you."
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