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    "id": 1239089,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "I do not wish to make light of the Statement by Sen. Munyi Mundigi because he is canvasing a very important point on the destruction of crops, but sometimes it even gets to a point where a human life is lost. The unfortunate thing is that you will find that the KWS is now compensating people for incidents which occurred in 2014. So, those Kenyans who were involved in human/wildlife conflict and lost their lives from 2015 onwards, none of them have been paid. This topic features prominently together with crops. We gave a proposal that KWS should partner together with the management of the various parks, the county governments, and the national Government to develop an insurance package for both farmers and human beings. This was to ensure that in the course of your interaction with wildlife, if animals destroy your crops, if you are harmed, or unfortunately, you lose your life, there would be an insurance bond to ensure people are paid so that the KWS remains careful. They would then again use the proceeds of the bond to ensure that this menace does not permeate in our society. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Committee responds to the very grave concerns that have been raised by Sen. Munyi Mundigi, I request if they could also ask the KWS management, the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife and State department, how far they have gone with this particular programme? We want farmers, not only in Embu, but in other parts of the county to rest easy knowing that KWS or the managers of private animal sanctuaries will be held accountable anytime their animals destroy either crops or human life? I thank you."
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