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    "id": 1073978,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1073978/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13223,
        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "This Section is important because, previously, we did not have enough financing for the Community Wildlife Conservation Committees. These Committees are tasked with payment of compensation on claims resulting from loss or damage caused. They do all the processes from the time of identifying the people who have died and the animals that have been killed to the point where valuation is done and compensation list is made for compensation. Section 21 (1) (a) seeks to ensure that the CS adequately funds the Community Wildlife Conservation Committees. 21 (1) (b) reads- “The Cabinet Secretary shall where no appeal has been lodged under this Act ensure that compensation required to be paid under this Act is undertaken within 12 months of a determination of the respective Community Wildlife Conservation Committee.” Madam Temporary Speaker, I have already indicated that the Community Wildlife Conservation Committee is important. It determines the damages that have been incurred such as deaths of human beings or animals and destruction of crops. The original Wildlife Conservation and Management Act No.47 of 2013 does not indicate the time or period that compensation is supposed to take place. For example, as I speak now, we have claims dating back from 2011 up to 2013 that have not been paid. However, when we insert this Clause or timeline, then those who incur losses as a result of human-wildlife conflict will be compensated within 12 months. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is important because if we have damages emanating from the human-wildlife conflict, if you are not paid within the 12 months, you can seek judicial review from the courts to make sure that the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife pays you. Madam Temporary Speaker, Section 3 of this Amendment Bill seeks to amend Section 23 of the principal Act. Section 23 of the Principal Act talks about the Wildlife Endowment Fund. Section 23 (1) indicates that- “The service shall establish a wildlife endowment fund and which shall be vested in the Board of Trustees.” Section 23 (3) states- “There shall be paid into the Wildlife Conservation Fund- (a) monies appropriated by Parliament for purposes of the endowment fund. (b) a proportion of such monies may be levied for the payment of environmental services by beneficiaries in productive services.” It goes on up to (e), which states that the Board of Trustees shall facilitate community based wildlife initiatives; and - we have an insertion here- “(f) such other purposes as maybe provided for by rules made under this Act.” I am seeking to make an amendment by inserting f (a) to read- “Provide support to local communities negatively affected by activities undertaken with respect to wildlife conservation and management.”"
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