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    "id": 1094488,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tana River CWR, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rehema Hassan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13275,
        "legal_name": "Rehema Hassan",
        "slug": "rehema-hassan"
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    "content": "THAT, Kora was upgraded from a game reserve to a national park without awareness and participation of the settlement adjacent to the park and the wider residents of the county; THAT, the settlements adjacent to the park have provided protection to the wildlife by complementing efforts of the KWS through reporting of all poaching activities thus reducing incidents of poaching; THAT, the KWS has failed to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts in the area, neglected collaboration with communities living close to the wildlife habitations and further failed to give incentives for the wildlife resource conservation and management through corporate social responsibility and community sensitisation; THAT, instead of solving all disputes between the locals and the warders procedurally and professionally, KWS officers have repeatedly harassed residents leading to frequent injuries of residents as well as massive loses of livestock; THAT, the arising disputes are administratively presented in Meru County where the park is managed from instead of Tana River County, where the park is situated; THAT, the growth of the neighbouring Boka Town, which is situated at the boundary of the park has been inhabited by KWS’ constant intimidation of businesspeople intending to invest in the town, thereby raising suspicion of the future plan to overturn the town via park boundary expansion; THAT, efforts to have these grievances addressed by the relevant agencies including the KWS, have not yielded any fruit; and, THAT, the issues in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before any court of law or other constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources: (i) engages the relevant agencies with a view to determine the original boundary demarcation between Kora National Park and the adjacent community settlements, including Boka Town Community; (ii) Obtains for public access, public participation and corporate social responsibility report from KWS emanating from engagement with the local residents living around the Kora National Park; (iii) Reverses the park back to its original status of game reserve and secures involvement of the local communities and county government in any future plans to upgrade it into a national reserve or a national park; (iii) Makes any further orders it deems fit in the circumstances of the Petition. And your humble petitioners will forever pray. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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