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    "id": 1075592,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, in these cases, we are talking of someone who might have lost their life maybe because they were trampled on by an elephant or a child who might have been injured because they were attacked by a lion. If that compensation takes a long time, then it becomes a case of justice delayed is justice denied. I think it is because of this specific issue of finances not coming on time that this Bill seeks to ensure that certain statutory requirements are put in place. For example, a timeline is given when compensation must be done. The committees at the county level are empowered to address various issues that are important. This Bill seeks to amend the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act No. 47 of 2013. There are other important organs. These are the county wildlife conservation and compensation committees that are already in place but they have not been doing their work appropriately because of the various constraints that I have already mentioned. This Bill seeks to ensure that in each financial year, adequate funds are provided for management of the affairs of each community wildlife conservation. This provision is specific because it entails empowering the Cabinet Secretary, upon the advice and in consultation with the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), to formulate guidelines regarding incentives and benefit sharing. I think this is where the problem has been. These guidelines are not clear because sometimes the amounts to be paid are not clear. The Cabinet Secretary will also be empowered to publish in the Gazette within 21 days the formulation of rules and regulations to govern the regime on incentives and benefits. Despite various legislations that we have introduced in this House in terms of incentives and benefits, when it comes to implementation--- Later on an amendment was moved by myself trying to ensure that legislation and any sort of Motion that has passed can be implemented--- These benefits and incentives are good on paper but when they are not implemented, it makes it difficult for people to feel that justice has been done to them. These guidelines and benefits will ensure that in various cases, a provision is made that a minimum of 5 per cent from the benefits from national parks will be allocated to local communities and neighbouring parks. Generally, this Bill tries to make a provision that is already in the 2013 Act where specific guidelines have been given but they have not been entrenched. In this Bill, Sen. Mwaruma proposes that the Cabinet Secretary shall, as the case maybe, in each financial year, provide adequate funds. That is very key. The responsibility will be given to the Cabinet Secretary to ensure that funds are set aside. It has been generalised in the other legislation but this Bill seeks to give specific responsibility. In fact, in the other proposed amendments to this Bill, there is a proposal to change the word “Government” to “Cabinet Secretary” because in most of the writings of the Act, the reference is to the Government. In Sen. Mwaruma’s assertion and analysis, this is general. He proposes to change the word “Government” to “Cabinet Secretary” because specific responsibility is given. That will be done by introduction Clause 21(a)"
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