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    "id": 1075601,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1075601/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13119,
        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
        "slug": "agnes-zani"
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of compensation has been a big issue. Not only compensation but also in benefit sharing. What should communities do when their natural resources have been exploited and how can they be paid for it? What should happen and what percentages should there be? Various Acts put various provisions, like the Mining Act gives specific provisions to the community. The natural resources and benefit sharing have specific proposals. In this particular amendment, Sen. Mwaruma focuses on 5 percent that has to be given to the local communities. At Clause 6 in terms of amendment, the Cabinet Secretary shall in formulating guidelines ensure that the guidelines comply with the conditions; that a minimum of five percent of the benefits from national parks and national reserves shall be allocated to local communities. Maasai Mara have had a very good model of doing this. There is a way in which when communities know that their resources are going to be helpful for them, makes them be able to persevere. For example, if we have tourists who are coming to look at wildlife at Mara, communities feel encouraged and are able to a certain extent withstand any issue that may come up. This compensation when it comes, allows communities to take their children to school. This same compensation allows communities to look for water and food. It also allows people to be able to proceed with their livelihoods and therefore it is very critical. For the case of Maasai Mara, there were many conflicts that happened before but now they have been able through time to develop scholarships for the young people in that community. That way, you move into addressing the wildlife-human conflict, for example, on what to do when there is an attack by a lion. If the communities want to understand and withhold the animal has attacked them, they find ways and means of dealing with it. However, if they do not see this very delicate interconnection; the co- existence between human beings and wildlife, then it easily becomes acrimonious. Madam Temporary Speaker, for the longest time and every time Sen. Mwaruma has brought a statement to this House, it talks about communities that are crying as a result of infringement of livelihoods because of the co-existence between human beings and wildlife. Sen. Mwaruma tries at the third schedule to expand the specific jurisdiction in terms of compensation and includes a very important element of snakes or animals of other species that have not been addressed in the previous legislation because that is critical. On crops, livestock and property management from elephants, lions, crocodiles, buffaloes, snakes and wild dogs the Senator tries to expand this jurisdiction. I can see why, especially in the case of Taita Taveta, some of these animals like snakes have been left out and these can cause a bit of harm at the community level. This is very critical for the Senator to do that. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is a very short amendment Bill with clear specific deliverables that are found in each of the various amendments. At the end of the day, what is also key and in Clause 6b;"
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