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    "id": 1086266,
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    "speaker_name": "Narok CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Soipan Tuya",
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. When I hear the Chair of the Committee responding to Hon. Koske, it almost becomes a duplicate of what I had when I requested for a statement concerning human-wildlife conflict in Narok. This time, the Chepalungu people are a bit lucky because I heard it is one leopard. In Narok, it is an everyday occurrence. I sympathise with the Chair when he raises the issue concerning budget. But it just baffles me that what we see the KWS do, despite the budget issue, is that when it is wild animals that are in trouble, they appear in lightning speed. But when it is human life or loss of life and property, the speed within which they respond is questionable. That is one problem. The second problem is unlocking the deadlock concerning the budget. If it becomes the discretion of the Treasury to determine how much money to give towards human-wildlife conflict cases, then Kenyans will continue to suffer. Through our Budget and Appropriations Committee, we need to put our feet down because this is a problem that is affecting Kenyans every day. Wildlife is a great resource for this country which brings huge contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). We cannot continue pressing on the custodians of this wildlife. We will want to have our cake and eat it at the same time. The Chairperson, Hon. Kareke, needs to come out clear and tell us what the problem is. Is it the Budget and Appropriations Committee, or is it the Treasury that is sitting on money that Kenyans should benefit from as a result of human-wildlife conflict? Kenyans will be left with nothing to do but to kill those wild animals which is unfortunate because it is going to affect our country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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