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    "id": 1092053,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1092053/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Horr, FAP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chachu Ganya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
        "slug": "francis-ganya"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate Mr. Mlolwa’s concerns. Hon. Speaker, under your leadership, in the 11th Parliament we passed the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act of 2013. In the Act, we provided for enough compensation for all forms of injuries, including death of human beings and damage of crops in farms. It is this House which gives money. As the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, we are frustrated when our colleagues raise such important questions. We know that they are deserving cases but we are not able to get the necessary funds from this House to conclusively deal with the issue of human-wildlife conflict. We have passed the law. We provided for up to Kshs6 million for death of a human being and different amounts for other damages. However, the National Treasury is not providing the amount of money that is required. What we passed even this year is very insignificant in addressing the millions of outstanding dues. Colleagues, we are all affected by this serious concern of human-wildlife conflicts where people are killed and their next of keens have to wait for six or even 10 years before they are compensated. We have the power of the purse. Please, support the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to have the funding that we require so that we can once and for all deal with this problem. On the case of Voi, the KWS has tried to put up fences. They are engaging with the stakeholders and other partners in conservation. There are patrols that are done on regular basis, both by vehicles and choppers. This is the response that we have been given. However, I totally concur with my colleague, the Member for Voi. As a House, we need to do something so that the Kenyans who have suffered so much are compensated. That power is with us in this House. Let us make a decision and deal with this matter once and for all, even if it is through a Supplementary Budget. The unpaid claims do not exceed Kshs20 billion. That is so that we are able to deal with this issue once and for all. There are Kenyans who have been waiting for this compensation for the last 10 years. It is not fair. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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