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    "id": 1239095,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
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        "legal_name": "Murungi Kathuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to make a brief comment on the Statement by my friend Sen. Munyi Mundigi. This problem has escalated in the last 15 years. There is no budgetary allocation for the compensation of the destroyed crops and people killed by wildlife. Three months ago, there was an exodus of elephants from Isiolo County. I thought these elephants belonged to Sen. Dullo. I have just been informed today by Sen. Mungatana that they belong to the KWS. I was going to lead a mass movement to drive them back to Isiolo County. We have a lot of challenges. I would urge the Committee responsible to discuss this matter with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) concerned. We need to hit the nail on the head and allocate resources, especially for compensation. When I met the KWS director three weeks ago, he mentioned that they needed about Kshs3 billion to clear claims up to date. I cannot see the responsible Committee Chair, the youngest Senator, but Sen. Munyi Mundigi once you are invited to the Committee make sure there is budgetary allocation so that farmers and those who were killed or sustained partial injuries are compensated. The Senator for Tana River County and other Senators have a big challenge because of the snakebites. I participated in the enactment Wildlife Management and Compensation Act, 2016, when I served in the Environment and Natural Resources Committee in the National Assembly. We removed snakebites as a part of human wildlife conflict. This should be relooked into because sometimes you sleep in a house in Makueni, Mwingi or Tharaka and these crawling animals come and bite you. At the time, as a Committee, we thought snakes do not belong to KWS. Most importantly, for the Committee should note that this is a national problem. This then can be handled holistically and not only targeting Embu County, but the whole country."
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