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    "id": 1075616,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1075616/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the onset, I support this amendment. Of course, as my colleagues have indicated that in the future when it comes to Committee Stage, we will give some ideas here and there. All of us appreciate the role that tourism and the uniqueness of especially the ‘big five’ that has been recognized world over that is only found in Kenya. It does not go without notice that one of the top foreign exchange earners to this Republic in terms of revenue is through the wildlife and tourism sector. I know the sector has been affected adversely especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. I know many in the hospitality sector which falls part of the larger tourism and wildlife, most of them according to July 2020, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) report, at least 1.7 million have lost their jobs because of COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, I know a huge chunk comes from the sector which relies heavily on tourism where wildlife is domiciled. I want to support by saying that as a country, we pride ourselves as unique and diverse of the fauna and flora of this Republic. With the growth of Kenyans that is approaching 47.5 million plus, according to the 2019 National Housing and Population census, as population and cities grow, it also becomes uniquely challenging. Due to the growth in population, the human-wildlife conflict is the order of the day. Nairobi is one of the few cities in the world that has a national park within its metropolis. Madam Temporary Speaker, therefore, it is well put by Sen. Mwaruma. I want to appreciate that this is unique. Even in Nandi County, we also have wildlife. Of course, there is a wildlife called Marsh Buck, it is called Sitatunga and is available within the marshy areas of Kingwal. Seeing as we have three forests in Nandi, we have snakes and"
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